MuniWireless

Suburban Boston commuters will soon have Wi-Fi Internet access. A 45-mile commuter train line from Worcester to Boston, Mass.,will offer the service aboard at least one car per train. Forty-five cars are being set up for service in this pilot project.

The service will use fixed Wi-Fi antennas mounted in the cars to provide connectivity to commuters with Sprint’s EVDO cellular service to maintain the Internet connection.

The Worcester Telegran & Gazette reports that initial users response has been enthusiastic. The transportation…

The free wireless Internet access at the public library in Fitchburg may be just a preview of things to come. That town and other Massachusetts communities, including Shrewsbury, Worcester, Princeton, Boston, Orleans and Amherst, all have municipal broadband plans in various stages of development.The free wireless Internet access at the public library in Fitchburg may be just a preview of things to come. That town and other Massachusetts communities, including Shrewsbury, Worcester, Princeton, Boston, Orleans and Amherst, all have municipal…