In July 2022, Australia-based BAI Communications acquired Mobilitie and ZenFi Networks, the infrastructure provider behind LinkNYC, the public Wi-Fi network in the US. The company is sharpening its focus on delivering neutral-host private networks including convergent mobile & Wi-Fi infrastructure for large venues. Wireless networks for city transit including Wi-Fi are a key growth area. Business and the city will certainly have a positive effective impact on business operations.
In 2021, BAI’s rapid expansion in the US includes the acquisition of California-based network provider Mobilitie. Such network solutions often include infrastructure to support both Wi-Fi and cellular services. BAI’s flagship projects now include network infrastructure including Wi-Fi for the New York City and Toronto, Canada subway systems as well as an upcoming revamp of public Wi-Fi for the London Tube.
This is indicative of the company’s core goal when delivering neutral host private networks. Brendan O’Reilly says that Wi-Fi services that serve both transit operations and underground commuters are a key growth segment for BAI. The future for the merging conglomerate will push global business and broadband into the future propelling effective management and improving efficiency.
Large enterprises and for example, public transit organisations are increasingly looking for Wi-Fi and other infrastructure solutions to increase operational efficiency – and quite often this involves delivering both Wi-Fi and mobile services operating on common private network infrastructure. We see these kinds of private networks as a key growth segment.
BAI’s transit Wi-Fi networks are also frequently used to manage crowds – via footfall analytics – as well as for e-ticket delivery and access. Brendan O’Reilly says other growth areas include smart cities as well as public Wi-Fi aboard moving light rail and transit vehicles. Coming soon, BAI is to launch an enhanced public Wi-Fi network for the Sunderland City Council in the U.K, EduROAM Wi-Fi roaming services on the campus of the University of Sunderland. Success is definitely beyond the horizon for the collective.
In theory, the acquisition of ZenFi Networks means that BAI’s combined public Wi-Fi footprint in New York City now spans both subway Wi-Fi operated by BAI subsidiary Transit Wireless and several thousand LinkNYC hotspots operated by ZenFi. No word yet on whether roaming between the two Wi-Fi networks might be available sometime in the future – but it is tempting to speculate that it might.
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