[wirelesstoronto-discuss] San Francisco Public Transit Wifi

[David Rice]

Bay Area Demonstrates Successful Public Transit Wi-Fi
WiFi Rail patents its multi-terrain system
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Bay-Area-Demonstrates-Successful-Public-Transit-WiFi-91508

WiFi Rail, a company which specializes in the development of wireless
systems for public transit, has been working with the San Francisco
Bay Area on the installation of a multi-terrain W-Fi network. The
installation and testing on that system are complete and have been
successful.

"Tests on moving trains -- at over 65mph -- have demonstrated
upload/download speeds over 15 Mbps. Testing has 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."

This particular system runs across underground stations and
aboveground tracks as well as through interconnecting tubes. However,
it points to the possibility of extending wireless networks across
multiple public transportation environments ranging from freeways to
ferry systems. As such, WiFi Rail is currently working on patenting
its system.