Telco AT&T and neutral host provider Boldyn Networks have announced the launch of 5G cellular service in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Crosstown G train line segments.
It marks another major milestone in the MTA and Boldyn’s ongoing effort to bring high-speed connectivity to the entire New York City Subway system.
Cellular service in tunnels
AT&T riders travelling on the G line between Court Square station in Long Island City, Queens and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue station in Brooklyn, can now access cellular service in tunnels.
This latest activation follows the recent go-live of AT&T service in the Joralemon Street tunnel, which serves the 4 and 5 trains lines between Bowling Green station in Manhattan and Borough Hall station in Brooklyn. AT&T is the first carrier on-air for both the G line and Joralemon Street tunnel.
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