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• [New] A high-speed rail line between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which can reach speeds of 350 km/h, will reduce the travel time to a mere 30 minutes. Travel And Tour World
• [New] Elon Musk himself has acknowledged that smartphones compatible with AWS-4 and H-block spectrum for D2D will not be widely available for at least two years. Juniper Research Ltd
• The Etihad Rail passenger trains will cruise at 200 km/h on the regular service, and each train can carry over 400 passengers. Times of Dubai
• Unprecedented Speed: The 600 km/h train will be one of the highest train speeds in the world, surpassing the take-off speed of the average aircraft. Travel And Tour World
• Capable of cruising at Mach 2.04 (2,179 km/h), it could slash transatlantic flight times in half, connecting cities like London, Paris, and New York in record time. Travel And Tour World
• Pending regulatory approval, SpaceX will acquire EchoStar's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses, giving Musk's space company the rights to 50 MHz of spectrum in the 1.9 and lower 2 GHz spectrum bands. Ars Technica
• The K1 kamikaze drone reaches a maximum speed of 180 km/h and an altitude of up to 2500 meters. CNA
• The hyperloop, a terranean tunnel system that enables very fast train transport, is being tested in India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Las Vegas and Switzerland, and could one day transport people and cargo at speeds over 1,000 km/h. TK Elevator

Last updated: 01 December 2025