Norwegian Telecos Set New Record for Download Speeds in a Tunnel

Their goal is to allow passengers to keep streaming videos, even when their train passes through a tunnel

If you’ve ever tried to stream a video on your mobile device while traveling by train, you may be familiar with the sense of dread that tunnels inspire: right in the middle of watching your show, the video is interrupted because the mobile signal can’t penetrate through the tunnel and into the train. This frustrating experience may soon be a thing of the past—in Norway, at least.

Mobile operators there recently worked with Germany-based Radio Frequency Systems (RFS)—a designer and manufacturer of cable, antenna, and tower systems—to break the record for in-tunnel download speeds for a mobile network.