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As an IT telecommunications professional, Lee had 12 years' experience working with Cisco® solutions and immediately discussed his new company's objective with his Cisco representatives. "At the time, no vendor had an architecture that could support the speed of a train. But the Cisco sales team was willing to support a trial," he says. Lee worked closely with Cisco to build a demo of the broadband wireless network, and in early 2007, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area became the first to permit the network deployment as a trial. After testing for several months, wireless access on BART became available to the public in four downtown San Francisco stations in April of 2007and through the interconnecting tubes in 2008.Results
Cisco wireless solutions made it possible for WiFi Rail to prove its patent-pending technology and achieve its vision of providing continuous high-speed connectivity to commuters. "By providing bandwidth equal to the capabilities in their homes and offices, we've given commuters the ability to choose how they spend their time, improving the overall quality of their lives," says Lee. "For instance, travelers can now start their commutes later because they know they can work on the train." Because the Wi-Fi network covers parking lot areas, commuters also have the option to work from their cars while they wait. "And they can choose to take a later train if they don't want to interrupt their work flow. For the first time, travel time can finally be truly productive for commuters," Lee says.
The reliability and high-speed capabilities of the Cisco wireless solutions enable WiFi Rail to provide a wide range of mobile services to a growing subscriber base. According to Lee, "Many wireless solutions easily support data connectivity, but we wanted to provide mobile access to voice, video, and new bandwidth-intensive applications as they become available. Cisco provides massive bandwidth with maximum reliability."
Commuters can now conduct two-hour video conferences easily without worry. "The network provides an average of 15 Mbps of actual throughput on trains traveling at 81 miles per hour," says Lee. "Users might experience 100 milliseconds of latency in a bad case scenario, which is indiscernible to users, and no drops.
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