MuniWireless

The North County Transit District of San Diego is deploying a wireless network, using Homeland Security funds, to enable mobile communications along its Coaster rail line.The North County Transit District of San Diego is deploying a wireless network, using Homeland Security funds, to enable mobile communications along its Coaster rail line.

One of the most heavily traveled rail lines in the U.S., the Coaster line averages 48 passenger trains, including service to southern California’s large Marine base at CampPendleton, and two…

Tom Ridge, the former secretary of U.S. Homeland Security, is calling for the creation of a nationwide wireless public-safety network to operate in the 700 MHz band. “Why would we not — in a post 911 world — want to create a nationwide, broadband network for public safety users across the country?” he asks.Tom Ridge, the former secretary of U.S. Homeland Security, is calling for the creation of a nationwide wireless public-safety network to operate in the 700 MHz band.…