LTG will test internet provided by Starlink satellites on their trains. A three-month pilot run of the LTG Link train is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year using Starlink equipment from Space X, Railway Supply magazine reports, citing RailTech.

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The company has already tested and evaluated several other solutions available on the market and will soon begin testing satellite internet connectivity on trains. A contract worth 6,864 euros has already been signed with the Belgian company Venn Telecom for the purchase of the necessary equipment and testing services.

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The first contacts with Space X were initiated by the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications in early 2021. Shortly thereafter, Space X set up its own subsidiary, Starlink Lithuania, in the country. They started working in Lithuania at the end of 2021. Currently, Starlink has launched about 4,000 satellites that communicate with designated ground transceivers.

LTG is also working with the country’s mobile operators to offer better and better Wi-Fi to customers traveling by train, and has also tested an on-board amplifier.

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