Cellular service is coming to New York's subway tunnels, but it's going to take a while

guest · Aug 2, 2022

The project will take 10 years to complete.
July 31, 2022

Cellular service is coming to New York’s subway tunnels. This week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it was embarking on a 10-year project to wire all 418 miles of underground track underneath the city with wireless connectivity. Transit Wireless will build the necessary infrastructure and foot the resulting $600 million bill as part of an ongoing public-private between the two organizations.

If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Transit Wireless operates the MTA’s existing underground WiFi network. It’s also a subsidiary of BAI Communications, a company that has completed similar projects in Toronto, Hong Kong and other parts of the world.
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According to The New York Times, Transit Wireless plans to pay for the project through data collection and fiber-optic cable leases to carriers.
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MTA: MTA Announces Universal Subway Wireless Connectivity Plan

Subway Tunnels to Be Wired for Cell Service Between Stations; Wi-Fi to Come to All 191 Above-Ground Subway and 21 Staten Island Railway Stations
Project Will Result in Over $1 Billion in Benefit for Transit Customers and MTA

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced a public-private partnership to provide cell coverage throughout all 418 track miles of subway tunnels, along with an expansion of Wi-Fi service to all 191 above-ground subway and 21 Staten Island Railway stations. Transit customers currently enjoy cellular and Wi-Fi service at all 281 underground subway stations through Transit Wireless, a BAI Communications Company. A proposed expansion would transform the subway system into a fully digitally connected transit network that gives riders the ability to use their mobile devices throughout the entire subway system.
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