Tag Archives: MTA

‘Mobile World Live’ discusses smart cities, including challenges and the impact of 5G, with Chief Strategy Officer Justin Berger

‘Mobile World Live’ Senior Editor Chris Donkin went on-air with Justin Berger to understand his view of smart cities and BAI’s involvement in their development. Read the transcript below. Chris Donkin: Hello and welcome to this ‘Mobile World Live’ themed week interview with BAI Communications’ Chief Strategy Officer Justin Berger discussing smart cities. Thank you […]

Governor Cuomo announces L Line East River tunnel first with full cellular connectivity in New York

Source: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo website Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that work has been completed to bring cellular voice and data connections in the L line tunnel under the East River. The MTA and New York- based company, Transit Wireless, has launched full connectivity so that AT&T customers are now able to use […]

Transit Wireless transports NYC subway to the digital age

Transit Wireless invested over US$300 million and partnered with industry vendors to design, build and operate a cellular and Wi-Fi network within the New York City subway and a fibre network throughout the city.

World Cities Day: smart infrastructure, incubators, and urbanization

31 October is World Cities Day , an occasion to promote global interest in urbanization and its sustainable development. BAI Communications designs builds and operates smart infrastructure in cities around the globe, so we asked some of our leading minds to discuss urbanization’s future, opportunities, and challenges. For the second article in our three-part series […]

Five Challenges of Underground Environments – Part Five: New ways of working – aligning business models

In the final post of his challenges of working in underground environments blog series, UK CEO Billy D’Arcy moves away from the physical environment to the business environments that telecommunication firms and rail operators work within.

Five Challenges of Underground Environments – Part Four | Ensuring Installation Engineers have the right skillset

Mind the skills gap! Part 4 of BAI Communications UK CEO Billy D’Arcy’s blog series on the challenges of deploying wireless for underground rail discusses how to ensure teams have the right skillset when installing high-speed communications in metro rail environments.

5 minutes with Keith Friedman, Chief Financial Officer, Transit Wireless

Keith Friedman joined Transit Wireless (a majority-owned BAI Communications company) in August 2015. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers, Keith worked his way up through finance and accounting roles at firms including Deloitte & Touche, Avaya, and CSC (now DXC). We sat down with Keith to get […]

BAI in RCR Wireless: Transit Wireless CEO on network priorities: Growth, scale and sustainability

Melinda White joined Transit Wireless as chief executive officer in May 2018. The company serves as the network provider for New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. MTA operates in a 5,000-square-mile area in New York City, Long Island, southeaster New York state and Connecticut. Prior to taking her current position, White held various positions with […]

Metropolitan Transportation Authority announces launch of third annual ‘subway reads’ promotion with Transit Wireless

NEW YORK CITY, USA, 21st August 2018 – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Transit Wireless (a majority-owned BAI Communications company) and Literacy Partners today announced the launch of the third annual “Subway Reads” campaign, a special, six-week joint promotion to provide e-short stories, poems, essays and extensive excerpts from full-length books for riders to enjoy on their commutes. Subway […]