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Transportation authority deploys Wi-Fi pilot program

Feb 5, 2008 12:57 PM, - MRT

Parvus Corp. announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has included Parvus RiderNet3 mobile access points in a Wi-Fi pilot program. The MBTA “Wi-Fi Commuter Rail Connect Test Program” now offers free wireless Internet service on at least one coach of every train traveling the 45-mile commuter rail line between Worcester and Boston. Forty-five coaches will initially be equipped with the service, enabling daily passengers to use laptop computers, cellular phones, PDAs, or other Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

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