To board a BIRD with Wifi – Hypertext

After years of rumors and promises, the WiFi has come to the AVE trains spain. What has made the hand of Telefónica, who has participated in the presentation, together with the Ministry of public works. In fact, it has been the minister at functions, Rafael Catalá, who has since the start of the service.

This release represents “a before and an after” for Renfe, according to the words of its chairman, Pablo Vázquez, the necessary technology to achieve to provide a bandwidth such a machine that moves at 300 km/h, the AVE. AVE, by the way, that was “a change for Renfe, given its profitability.”

On the service itself, Luis Miguel Gilperez has spoken of connectivity on board. He explained that ensure the connectivity in the tunnels thanks to the buffering of the signal, and that there will be no cuts in coverage, according to have proven himself first-hand. The platform will feature all the content of Movistar+: cine, series, sports, programs, etc to access the site will be required to be connected to the WiFi network of the Renfe, and once inside, sign in with our data of the ticket of the train. In addition, it is also possible to perform other operations, such as buying more train tickets, search for hotels in the destination or rent a car.

Renfe has highlighted the “invisibility” of the data of the travelers to use Play Renfe, as tickets are not nominative. So, consider this service as a way to retain the user.

This release also entails the installation of 540 access points, LTE over 1600 km of roads. including combination solutions satellite to allow coverage even in tunnels.

And here is the deal: Play Renfe is not free for anyone, although it can be. We explained: there are two offerings.

• Basic: 20 MB download in navigation free, limited to one device. For customers with card +Renfe +train Renfe Silver.
• Premium: 100 MB navigation free, with access to the “súperestrenos” and the live TV. Only for tickets of business class or clients with card +Renfe Gold or +Renfe Premium.

There are the crumbs: to make the leap to a higher plan to which we have access based on our ticket, or our tatjeta of fidelity, you will have to pay. Although I have not been given official figures, The Country speaks of 2 euros for access to the basic plan and 4 euros for the premium.

In short, we will expand the information with the onboard experience.