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NJ TRANSIT seeks WiFi for trains

September 3, 2010

NJ TRANSIT wants to add wireless Internet connections for its 12 rail lines and 165 train stations.

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BART extends wireless network

August 29, 2010

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) has extended its underground wireless network to three stations in Oakland, fixing what its website called a “mobile phone dead zone.” Now BART passengers can access a continuous mobile signal from Balboa Park to the Oakland underground stations via downtown San Francisco and the Transbay Tube. Link to [...]

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New York City subway goes wireless

August 27, 2010

Now that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is moving forward with plans to roll out wireless connectivity on the New York City subway, Mass Transit took a look at Transit Wireless LLC, the consortium that got the job.

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A blueprint for wireless transit

August 17, 2010

In Mass Transit, Jim Baker writes about the August meeting of the Joint Council for Transit Wireless Communications.

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MTA wireless service back on track

July 27, 2010

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s project to add wireless coverage in the system’s 277 underground subway stations is back on track.

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A look at mobile broadband

July 23, 2010

In Mass Transit’s new Unwired column, Jim Baker writes about mobile broadband and its role in connecting passengers, fleets, and staff.

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Four TriCounty Link routes go wireless

July 15, 2010

Commuters on four TriCounty Link (SC) routes can surf while they ride, now that the rural bus system introduced WiFi.

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TTC resurrects plan to wire subway system

July 12, 2010

The Toronto Transit Commission (ON) will revisit a plan to wire its subway stations and platforms for cell phone coverage.

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London’s Underground could get WiFi hotspots

June 30, 2010

Mayor of London (UK) Boris Johnson announced his support for creating wireless coverage throughout Transport for London’s underground system.

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Wiring MTA’s tunnels: “Bring in the interns”

June 22, 2010

Continuing its cost-cutting ways, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) hopes that a group of college interns can find a cheap way to provide cell phone coverage in the subway system.

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