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How WiFi works on buses

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An indis­pensable ser­vice for modern travellers

The pro­vi­si­on of WiFi on buses, both in local public trans­port and in coa­ches, has beco­me incre­asing­ly important in recent years. Tra­vel­lers incre­asing­ly expect to be able to access the inter­net while tra­vel­ling. WiFi in coa­ches enables pas­sen­gers to stay pro­duc­ti­ve, com­mu­ni­ca­te or chat. WiFi also helps to increase the attrac­ti­ve­ness of public trans­port. The intro­duc­tion of bus inter­net makes using public trans­port more con­ve­ni­ent and time-saving for com­mut­ers and travellers.

How does WiFi work in buses?

A rou­ter is instal­led in the vehic­le, which estab­lishes an inter­net con­nec­tion via a mobi­le pho­ne net­work. This signal is then pas­sed on to the pas­sen­gers as WiFi. The qua­li­ty and speed of the inter­net on the bus can vary depen­ding on the net­work covera­ge and the num­ber of users. HOTSPLOTS WiFi solu­ti­ons always offer the best recep­ti­on for your pas­sen­gers, even during the jour­ney. You can choo­se bet­ween dif­fe­rent hard­ware solu­ti­ons to equip your vehic­le in the best pos­si­ble way. We will be hap­py to advi­se you per­so­nal­ly on choo­sing the right hardware.

Con­nec­ting your fleet: WiFi hard­ware for every type of vehicle

At HOTSPLOTS, you can get ever­y­thing from a sin­gle source — we not only sup­p­ly you with our inno­va­ti­ve and powerful WiFi solu­ti­ons, but also the right hard­ware for your loca­ti­on — whe­ther for coa­ches and long-distance buses, public trans­port buses or even equip­ping an enti­re fleet. No mat­ter what area of appli­ca­ti­on you are loo­king for a WiFi solu­ti­on for, we have the right hard­ware for you.

For vehic­le rou­ters, cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­on for the respec­ti­ve vehic­le class plays an important role. HOTSPLOTS sup­ports sui­ta­ble hard­ware from well-known manu­fac­tu­r­ers for both tra­vel­ling and public trans­port. HOTSPLOTS solu­ti­ons work hand in hand with sys­tems from Bosch, Less­wire, Net­Mo­du­le, Eltec and many others. Talk to our experts — we will find the right solu­ti­on for you!

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WiFi as basis for intel­li­gent pas­sen­ger ser­vices for your trans­port company

WiFi is alre­a­dy stan­dard equip­ment in many vehic­les the­se days. Ten­ders issued by public trans­port aut­ho­ri­ties are not the only ones incre­asing­ly deman­ding WiFi for new vehic­les or moder­ni­sa­ti­ons; trans­port ope­ra­tors them­sel­ves are also aiming to tap into new pas­sen­ger groups with digi­tal ser­vices and remain an attrac­ti­ve pro­vi­der for exis­ting customers.

HOTSPLOTS offers ope­ra­tors a sel­ec­tion of diver­se solu­ti­ons that can be fle­xi­bly com­bi­ned. HOTSPLOTS offers hard­ware for sta­tio­na­ry and mobi­le loca­ti­ons to ensu­re a seam­less con­nec­tion from WiFi at stops or hot­spots at ticket machi­nes to the WiFi in vehic­les. Other HOTSPLOTS solu­ti­ons include the inte­gra­ti­on of public WiFi and other IT com­pon­ents in the vehic­le in a hard­ware envi­ron­ment or the dis­play of real-time infor­ma­ti­on on pas­sen­gers’ end devices within a WiFi portal.

HOTSPLOTS Tele­me­try: The solu­ti­on for effi­ci­ent fleet and WiFi management

HOTSPLOTS Tele­me­try offers a basic fleet manage­ment ser­vice for your vehic­les. This allows you to view the loca­ti­ons and rou­tes tra­vel­led by your vehic­les and, for exam­p­le, mea­su­re the qua­li­ty of the mobi­le pho­ne con­nec­tion of the respec­ti­ve pro­vi­der on your routes.

The data is dis­play­ed gra­phi­cal­ly and can be ana­ly­sed sta­tis­ti­cal­ly within the operator’s cus­to­mer account at HOTSPLOTS. This infor­ma­ti­on helps you to fur­ther opti­mi­se your rou­tes and at the same time pro­vi­de your cus­to­mers with opti­mum WiFi coverage.

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Fle­xi­ble inter­net access for buses: Easi­ly rea­li­sed with HOTSPLOTS

With HOTSPLOTS’ WiFi solu­ti­ons, coach and bus ope­ra­tors are able to pro­vi­de both their guests and staff with fast and fle­xi­ble access to the internet.

We help you to set up your pas­sen­ger WiFi. You deci­de how you want to aut­ho­ri­se access:

In addi­ti­on, access for indi­vi­du­al users can be limi­t­ed in time or by a maxi­mum data volu­me if desi­red. HOTSPLOTS also offers a cer­ti­fied youth pro­tec­tion fil­ter. You can defi­ne and con­trol all the­se opti­ons easi­ly and con­ve­ni­ent­ly yours­elf using our WiFi manage­ment software.

Thanks to the­se fle­xi­ble and secu­re hot­spot solu­ti­ons, pas­sen­gers can make opti­mum use of the WiFi in your buses to relax, while your staff can also use the internet.

More than just WiFi: enter­tain­ment and pas­sen­ger infor­ma­ti­on in the HOTSPLOTS WiFi portal

The HOTSPLOTS WiFi por­tal adds a com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on chan­nel to the hot­spot with inter­net access for your pas­sen­gers. Within the por­tal, you can dis­play pas­sen­ger infor­ma­ti­on to your cus­to­mers in real time and offer enter­tain­ment solu­ti­ons. You can also inte­gra­te your own com­pa­ny data and adver­ti­sing from partners.

Pos­si­ble opti­ons include the following:

  • The dis­play of data on the cur­rent jour­ney, inclu­ding details of pos­si­ble trans­fer con­nec­tions and any chan­ges due to road­works or delays.
  • The dis­play of the cur­rent loca­ti­on on a map (‘moving map’). This dis­play can be com­bi­ned with tou­rist infor­ma­ti­on in the region.

The por­tal data is offe­red to pas­sen­gers auto­ma­ti­cal­ly and brow­ser-based on their own end devices after con­nec­ting to the WiFi. This helps to impro­ve the tra­vel­ling expe­ri­ence by allo­wing your pas­sen­gers to adjust their tra­vel plans effi­ci­ent­ly and fle­xi­bly during the jour­ney. The WiFi thus also beco­mes your per­so­na­li­sed infor­ma­ti­on and adver­ti­sing channel.

Seam­less con­nec­ti­vi­ty — Con­nec­ted throug­hout OR log­ging in wit­hout limits: Seam­less WiFi con­nec­tion on the move and at the bus stop

HOTSPLOTS alre­a­dy offers a com­ple­te sin­gle sign-on solu­ti­on as part of its stan­dard WiFi offe­ring for vehic­les. As part of this, users can log in again seam­less­ly at the defi­ned hot­spots (‘seam­less con­nec­ti­vi­ty’). It does not mat­ter whe­ther the indi­vi­du­al hot­spot is a sta­tio­na­ry appli­ca­ti­on (e.g. at a bus stop, train sta­ti­on or tra­vel cent­re) or a mobi­le appli­ca­ti­on on a bus, tram or train, as HOTSPLOTS sup­ports hard­ware plat­forms for all are­as of application.

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If requi­red, HOTSPLOTS sup­ports trans­port pro­vi­ders with the coll­ec­tion of data and the legal­ly com­pli­ant adapt­a­ti­on of the terms of use. At the same time, HOTSPLOTS ensu­res the data pro­tec­tion com­pli­ance of the services.

Modu­lar enter­tain­ment solu­ti­ons for tra­vel­lers: Ever­y­thing offe­red by HOTSPLOTS

The modu­lar enter­tain­ment solu­ti­ons from HOTSPLOTS offer gre­at enter­tain­ment. The sel­ec­ted media are made available local­ly on the sys­tem and are the­r­e­fo­re also available off­line in the WiFi por­tal. Updates for dai­ly offers are auto­ma­ted via the HOTSPLOTS Con­tent Deli­very Net­work. If requi­red, updates are uploa­ded via so-cal­led ‘’WiFi refuel­ling sta­ti­ons‘’ in the vehic­le depots or at sel­ec­ted stops, thus hard­ly affec­ting the data volume.

Various infor­ma­ti­on and enter­tain­ment modu­les are available for the WiFi portal:

HOTSPLOTS TV to go

Series, shows, movies & documentaries

The video offer is made available to pas­sen­gers easi­ly via the por­tal in the local WiFi. Popu­lar TV pro­gram­mes, films, series, shows and docu­men­ta­ries can be made available on the WiFi via HOTSPLOTS TV to go.

HOTSPLOTS Pres­se

Digi­tal news­pa­pers and magazines

HOTSPLOTS Pres­se gives your pas­sen­gers access to the latest digi­tal news­pa­pers and maga­zi­nes. The digi­tal media are down­loa­ded direct­ly to your own smart­phone, tablet or note­book wit­hout an addi­tio­nal app and remain available even after the jour­ney has ended.

HOTSPLOTS Tou­rist Info

Your digi­tal tou­rist guide 

With HOTSPLOTS Tou­rist Info, you can offer your pas­sen­gers a high-qua­li­ty tou­rist infor­ma­ti­on por­tal for all aspects of tra­vel­ling. Regio­nal offers such as events, excur­si­on tips for the sur­roun­ding area, restau­rant or hotel recom­men­da­ti­ons and even wea­ther infor­ma­ti­on are pro­vi­ded direct­ly via your hotspot.