The initial three-month pilot service will test the performance of this breakthrough in technology as well as assess customer interest. The technology allows passengers aboard one of the trains on the Brussels-Paris line to connect to the Internet with Wi-Fi-enabled laptops. The system developed by the UK based company 21Net, ensures that all passengers on each carriage receive equal access to the data flow and can in fact work as if they are in their own office while the Thalys dashes across Europe.