Newark Liberty International Airport’s plush new Terminal A has been given a further upgrade with the roll-out by Boingo Wireless of "a state-of-the-art, converged network featuring Wi-Fi 6, DAS and private LTE".
The requirements of providing wireless communications in the vast new terminal forced the Boingo team "to think carefully about what use cases needed to be supported, break down the complexities and determine how to best leverage a combination of today’s leading wireless technologies to ensure reliable connectivity,” according to chief executive Mike Finley.
The service will also support "daily activity on the airport apron, including airside and outdoor areas where aircraft are parked, loaded and unloaded, refuelled, boarded and maintained" and in "a tough to access area requiring extensive bandwidth for connected devices", Boingo said.
“This project represents a shining example of how leveraging a public/private partnership can help deliver technology innovation in service to a reimagined Newark Airport experience,” said Robert Galvin, chief technology officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.