OREANDA-NEWS. August 04, 2011. The State Administration of Railway Transport of Ukraine is preparing for the introduction of services of wireless communication in domestic passenger trains on the basis of technology WiMAX. About this informed the General Director of Ukrzaliznytsya Vladimir Kozak in the movie patterned on the YouTube channel of the enterprise. The movie is available on the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V65BCyD3ag. 

According to Kozak, the first time the wireless connection will be tested in the high-speed road route Lviv-Kyiv-Kharkiv-Donetsk, which is intensively preparing the railwaymen to the introduction of high-speed movement.

Let's remind that among the cities that will host matches of football championship Euro-2012 in the next year will be launched the new modern electric train of the day of posting, purchased from the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai.

"To Euro-2012, we expect more than a million fans. They will travel between the regional centres and major cities of our country. And will be very pleased, while in the train, to communicate Online with their friends and share experiences from one or the other of the match. Because only during the time of communication with their friends, you can send and their emotions, and their experiences, and his pleasure from the time at our stadiums and in our country", - said Vladimir Kozak.

Also the head of the Ukrainian railways said that the work to ensure the plot communication WiMAX technology are already underway. Ukrzaliznytsia expects to use WiMAX and for their technological needs - wireless communication systems of different enterprises of Ukrzaliznytsya.
Now Ukrzaliznytsia is looking for partners among communications companies that are ready to implement a project for the provision of wireless communication of passenger trains on all operating directions in Ukraine.

For reference. WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) standard IEEE 802.16-wireless communication standard that provides broadband services over considerable distances at a speed corresponding to the cable connection.