MuniWireless 101: Applications: Transportation
Municipally operated bus, subway and train systems increasingly are adopting wireless networks for use by both consumers (riders) and transit system workers. In 2007, the Trinity Railway Express – serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, including Dallas/Fort Worth Airport – struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Nortel, Colubris and 4G Metro to provide wireless access on its trains. And Caltrain is looking to enter into a similar deal to provide access on trains on their San ... More »
Say goodbye to coins: here come wireless digital parking meters
If there's one municipal wireless application I am going to push, it's wireless digital parking meters. I have been stuck so many times without enough ...
SF Muni testing Wi-Fi bus
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is running a Wi-Fi bus between Stonestown Shopping Center and Outer Richmond from Monday through Friday, thanks ...
Researchers find Wi-Fi use in cars challenging, develop new protocol
Researchers from Microsoft, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Washington have been testing whether people can use applications, such as VOIP ...
Delta Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all domestic flights
One by one the airlines are offering Wi-Fi to passengers, now it's Delta's turn. They will have Wi-Fi service in all domestic flights ...
Europeans to have talking cars that warn of accidents and road conditions
The European Commission has decided to set aside part of the radio spectrum for road safety and traffic management: 30 MHz of spectrum ...
Free Wi-Fi at St. Pancras in London sets the standard for Europe’s train stations
St. Pancras Station, the new fancy high-speed rail hub in London, is now offering free Wi-Fi service. The station, which is used by ...





