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Nov. 10, 2008

Four of the U.S.' largest wireless carriers worked together to bring wireless service inside the Tip O’Neill tunnel in Boston.

This afternoon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless flipped the switch providing in-tunnel coverage along Interstate 93, the Interstate 90 Connector and all of the associated tunnel on-ramps and off-ramps to the tunnel.

This is already on top of the coverage currently provided in the Ted Williams, Sumner, Callahan and Prudential tunnels.

The state-of-the-art wireless mobile phone system serving the Big Dig consists of sophisticated electronics and antennas. Over the coming weeks, the participating wireless carriers will be optimizing their networks and the new system to ensure reliable wireless phone service in the tunnels.

Mark Elliott, spokesperson for the wireless carriers said “overall, the expansion of wireless service into the Big Dig tunnels is a welcome addition to existing wireless coverage in Boston. A system of this size and complexity is a significant accomplishment. It is the result of a huge and sustained effort by the MTA and the wireless carriers.”

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Source: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.