Wi-Fi service tests begin on Cuban national trains

Wi-Fi service tests on Cuban national trains began to be carried out this May, according to brief information from the state-owned Company for Integral Telecommunications Solutions S.A., Solintel.

“Field tests of the R&D&I project for the Wi-Fi service on national trains began,” they said from the profile in Facebook of that entity integrated into the Computer and Communications Business Group (GEIC).

However, in their communication they lack other elements such as which routes these services are offered on and the cost of the connection service.

Since March of last year, The Cuban government announced the launch of this service in the country's railway transportation.

At that time they said that The service will allow passengers to send and receive email messages with attachments, browse the web, chat with access to social networks and applications and access the corporate intranet.

Although they indicated that the design of the work schedule anticipated starting with a pilot test in the third quarter of this year, it was not until this month that the announcement of the beginning was made.

Even, according to Robelis Lambert Matos, president of SOLINTEL, "we intend to close the year with service in some sections." Issue that was not fulfilled.