Transit Wireless

Transit Wireless, LLC
Company type	Private Subsidiary
Founded	2005
Headquarters	New York City , New York , United States
Products	Distributed antenna system
Services	Cellular phone and wireless data
Parent	BAI Communications
Website	transitwireless.com

Transit Wireless is an American telecommunication company founded in 2005, based in New York City . It was formed as a consortium of several entities, including Dianet Communications. ^[1] It specializes in building wireless communication infrastructure using distributed antenna system networks to provide Wi-Fi and cellular phone coverage in the places that are unreachable by traditional cellular phone services such as in the underground portions of the New York City Subway . ^[2]^[3] In 2010, the company was injected with financial support from infrastructure company BAI Communications for its first project with the New York City Transit Authority , which consisted of adding wireless access to subway stations . ^[4] The architectural framework for the system and wireless engineering efforts were led by RF designer Mark Parr. ^[5] The resulting wireless solution grew to provide coverage for hundreds of stations and serve well over a billion riders annually. ^[6] The company is now a subsidiary of BAI Communications. ^[7]

References [ edit ]

^ "Subways: Going Cellular to Boost Service" .
^ "Company Overview of Transit Wireless, LLC" . Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013 . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ Malykhina, Elena (April 25, 2013). "36 NYC Subway Stations Get Wi-Fi" . InformationWeek . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ Bensinger, Greg (July 30, 2010). "New York City Subway Platforms to Go Wireless in Revived Accord" . Bloomberg . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "Mark Parr: A Pioneer in DAS" .
^ "SOLiD DAS Keeps NYC Connected in Demanding Environments" .
^ Bennett, Brian (April 25, 2013). "NYC subway expands wireless service" . CNET . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .

External links [ edit ]

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[1] "Subways: Going Cellular to Boost Service" .

[2] "Company Overview of Transit Wireless, LLC" . Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013 . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .

[3] Malykhina, Elena (April 25, 2013). "36 NYC Subway Stations Get Wi-Fi" . InformationWeek . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .

[4] Bensinger, Greg (July 30, 2010). "New York City Subway Platforms to Go Wireless in Revived Accord" . Bloomberg . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .

[5] "Mark Parr: A Pioneer in DAS" .

[6] "SOLiD DAS Keeps NYC Connected in Demanding Environments" .

[7] Bennett, Brian (April 25, 2013). "NYC subway expands wireless service" . CNET . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .

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