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Today WiFi earned on all lines of the Moscow metro
From December 2, wireless Wi-Fi network is now available in all trains lines of the Moscow Metro, reported the press service of the subway.
The long-suffering project promised more than three years ago , still follow through.
We briefly recall the history of the project. In September 2011, for the introduction of WiFi in Metro Mayor Sobyanin spoke and President Medvedev. Department of information technologies Moscow immediately began negotiations with key operators and underground. In 2012, operators have launched test areas free WiFi on the ring line, and authorities planned to hold an auction to determine the general contractor.
However, in February 2013 revealed that participate in the auction not wanting . MTS "VimpelCom" and "MegaFon" refused to participate because "conditions of the auction do not provide return on the project." The study документов Project showed that unfavorable conditions have been created in advance. For example, the total amount of advances in the construction of 1, 3 bln. by the operator, the transition of all the equipment installed in the city property, etc.
As a result, the competition was still held ... with one participant , which acted as a kind of "Maxim Telecom", which belongs to a group of private investors. For the construction loan it took seven years and has hired a contractor "Envision Group", who performed all the work.
Results of the auction was announced in July 2013 and construction of the network began September 1, 2013. In the first stage a free internet appeared on Kakhovska and Ring lines, but eventually hooked and the rest of the line. To its credit, "Maxim Telecom", she has fully complied with its obligations and completed the project within one year.
The service is available only to passengers in the cars. The data transfer rate is more than 100 Mbit / s on the train.
"Free internet access is equipped with all 12 lines, length of more than 325 km, while the number of cars having access point exceeds 5,000. Thus, the project to equip the Moscow metro network WiFi, completed a month before the promised time ", - says the press release of underground and adds that unique Moscow project network access in the subway in the world yet:" In some cities around the world Wi-Fi have at subway stations, but not in the tunnels ».
Source: geektimes.ru/post/242282/
The long-suffering project promised more than three years ago , still follow through.
We briefly recall the history of the project. In September 2011, for the introduction of WiFi in Metro Mayor Sobyanin spoke and President Medvedev. Department of information technologies Moscow immediately began negotiations with key operators and underground. In 2012, operators have launched test areas free WiFi on the ring line, and authorities planned to hold an auction to determine the general contractor.
However, in February 2013 revealed that participate in the auction not wanting . MTS "VimpelCom" and "MegaFon" refused to participate because "conditions of the auction do not provide return on the project." The study документов Project showed that unfavorable conditions have been created in advance. For example, the total amount of advances in the construction of 1, 3 bln. by the operator, the transition of all the equipment installed in the city property, etc.
As a result, the competition was still held ... with one participant , which acted as a kind of "Maxim Telecom", which belongs to a group of private investors. For the construction loan it took seven years and has hired a contractor "Envision Group", who performed all the work.
Results of the auction was announced in July 2013 and construction of the network began September 1, 2013. In the first stage a free internet appeared on Kakhovska and Ring lines, but eventually hooked and the rest of the line. To its credit, "Maxim Telecom", she has fully complied with its obligations and completed the project within one year.
The service is available only to passengers in the cars. The data transfer rate is more than 100 Mbit / s on the train.
"Free internet access is equipped with all 12 lines, length of more than 325 km, while the number of cars having access point exceeds 5,000. Thus, the project to equip the Moscow metro network WiFi, completed a month before the promised time ", - says the press release of underground and adds that unique Moscow project network access in the subway in the world yet:" In some cities around the world Wi-Fi have at subway stations, but not in the tunnels ».
Source: geektimes.ru/post/242282/