Metro Finally Extends Wireless Coverage to a Portion of Washington Underground
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It’s about time that Metro began covering the Washington subway! Metro, AT&T, Sprint, T‐Mobile and Verizon Wireless announce major milestone in tunnel wireless coverage, from WMATA: December 19, 2018 – Today Metro and the nation’s leading wireless carriers, AT&T, Sprint,
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It’s about time that Metro began covering the Washington subway!
Metro, AT&T, Sprint, T‐Mobile and Verizon Wireless announce major milestone in tunnel wireless coverage, from WMATA:
December 19, 2018 – Today Metro and the nation’s leading wireless carriers, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless announced that more than half of Metro’s tunnels are now wired for cellular and data service. The milestone was accompanied by the formal announcement of three new tunnel segments coming online as “wireless ready.”
The three new “wireless ready” tunnel segments announced today are:
- Orange Line Silver Line between Ballston and Rosslyn (5.6 track miles)
- Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line between Rosslyn and Metro Center (4.8 track miles)
- Green Line between College Park and Fort Totten (7.4 track miles)
The new tunnel segments will undergo ongoing testing and optimization by the wireless carriers to address any performance issues and ensure reliable service for customers.
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(Photo of Metro by Elvert Barnes used with permission.)
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