{"id":24534,"date":"2015-10-09T12:58:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145710.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=24534"},"modified":"2015-10-09T13:01:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T13:01:29","slug":"marta-install-cell-phone-wi-fi-access-stations-tunnels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/marta-install-cell-phone-wi-fi-access-stations-tunnels\/","title":{"rendered":"MARTA To Install Wi-Fi Access In Its Stations & Tunnels"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARTA, or the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, is the eight largest rapid transit system in the US, and it is\u00a0becoming a much more attractive option — with Wi-Fi access granted to passengers. A collaboration will very soon solidify a contract with a provider, and MARTA will\u00a0install cell phone and Wi-Fi access in its stations and tunnels.\u00a0AJC.com<\/a><\/em>\u00a0provides some details:<\/p>\n

\u201cCool, cool, cool, cool, in every way,\u201d is how MARTA CEO Keith Parker described the deal. \u201cWe were assuming it would cost us several million dollars a year. And instead, our IT was able to pull together with the finance and procurement group to structure a deal that has the provider paying us for the privilege.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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That’s the internet for you. People want to be connected and they want to be connected everywhere. Communication and rewards are the way of the online world.\u00a0Plans are that the six-month pilot project starts in January. Focusing on three stations \u2014 Five Points, Peachtree Center and Georgia Dome\/Georgia World Congress Center and inside a tunnel that connects them. Projected is that all 38 stations would feature cellular connectivity and Wi-Fi access by July 2018. And yes, this $25 million system is no cost to MARTA. The provider will design, install and maintain the service.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, the transit agency will only enjoy and profit from the collaboration! What a nice surprise.<\/p>\n