GNER has started the commercial launch of its onboard Internet access service on the East Coast Maine Line in the UK: Swedish firm Icomera has unwired the first commercial GNER run--previously, it was all testing--and nine more runs will follow. First-class passengers have free access to the continuously available wireless service, while other riders pay £2.95 to £9.95 per trip.
A fascinating estimate lurks at the end of this BBC story: According to telecoms analysts BWCS, 625 million people worldwide will be travelling on wi-fi enabled trains within the next five years.