California Trains Connected (WI-FI).

摘要

This project is to assist the Capitol Corridor Joint Power Authority (CCIPA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to assemble a decision framework for selecting wireless Internet access on behalf of customers riding the three California State sponsored Intercity Rail Services. To accomplish this objective, we researched the state of worldwide deployment of service based on the wireless technologies such as wireless fidelity (WiFi) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), conducted a survey of the WiFi service at San Francisco Airport, and examined the historical ridership data on trains of the routes of Intercity Rail service. In addition, we conducted a focus group survey on the trains offering trial Internet access based on low bandwidth communication infrastructure. The survey result is used with other data to develop business model options.