The 42nd Street Shuttle is now the first subway line fully connected to wireless cell service, including in the tunnels between stations.
A 42nd Street Shuttle straphanger uses their cellphone on board on Sept. 4, 2024, the day the MTA rolled out 5G service along the line. Shuttle customers use devices.The 42nd Street Shuttle is now the first subway line fully connected to wireless cell service, including in the tunnels between stations, the MTA announced on Wednesday.
“This is a major step forward in modernizing our transit system; whether it’s checking email or answering a phone call, people want to be able to do work on the mass transit system. It’s one of the advantages of not driving after all,” said Janno Lieber, the chair and CEO of the MTA, at the Times Square stop on Sept. 4. “And we also have to recognize there’s a lot of people who want to play Candy Crush or continue their domestic arguments, and we have to accommodate them as well.
Lieber said Wednesday that every time service is suspended on a line for planned capital work, the MTA will contract Boldyn to install cables and other infrastructure to outfit the tunnel with 5G;The $600 million megaproject is being paid for entirely by Boldyn, and taxpayer money will not fund a dime of the work, said Jamie Torres-Springer, the head of MTA Construction & Development.
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber and MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer at Times Sq-42 St announce the activation of 5G wireless service in the 42 St Shuttle tunnel and the launch of a project with Boldyn Networks to expand connectivity throughout the transit system on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024. Shown speaking is Christos Karmis, Boldyn Networks US CEO.
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