MuniWireless

This is an update to my earlier article in which I reported that the BART Wi-Fi network was in jeopardy because of lack of funding. Glenn Fleishman posted a comment to the article saying that Wi-Fi Rail, the company installing the network for BART, called him to say that the project is still on track and that they have “raised the money they need for the next 12 months.” (Wifinetnews)

Like everything in this space, which has been hyped beyond the…

The Bay Area Rapid Transit in the San Francisco Bay Area may not be installing a Wi-Fi network on its trains after all. The San Francisco Examiner reports that Wi-Fi Rail, the company hired by BART to install the network, does not have sufficient funds. Wi-Fi Rail says however that BART has not yet signed the contract so it’s hard for them to raise money, especially in this environment.

Users of California’s Bay Area Rapit Transit’s Wi-Fi Rail service achieved average speeds of about 15 Mbps on trains traveling up to 65 mph in a 2.6-mile test area around Hayward, California. These are impressive results, considering that the tests included tunnels, as well as above ground terrain.

In announcing its success, WiFi Rail said its tests “included streaming live video from onboard train cameras while simultaneously watching five Internet video feeds, video conferencing, VoIP phone calls, and downloading multi-meg files.…