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Mobile technology is a top priority for 44 percent of transport execs

| February 9, 2015

These industry executives feel that these devices are the among the best solutions to overcoming several issues.

The results of a new survey on urban transportation have determined that governments are viewing some of the latest in mobile technologies and apps as some of the most impactful resources when it comes to public safety, pollution, and employment, but at the same time, there are some worries about this tech, as well.

Among the respondents to this survey 57 percent felt that mobile security is a concern when using current tools.

The “How Mobile is Transforming Passenger Transportation” study results have now been released by Economist Intelligence Unit and has shown that among 116 Asian Pacific government departments and public/private transport operators have certain expectations of mobile technology in the future of urban transportation. The lead obstacle that respondents said that they were facing was congestion, when it came to attempting to make a journey that was both easy and affordable. That said, many stated that they felt that the widespread use of mobile devices and the wireless availability in transportation hubs appears to be the answer to those challenges.

The survey showed that mobile technology will be providing travelers with practical data within five years.

Mobile technology newsThe EIU survey stated that within half a decade, passengers will be using their smartphones and tablets in order to receive alerts about various types of traffic congestion issues, such as delays, detours, emergencies, and rerouting, as well as for purchasing transportation tickets and obtaining information on routes and fares.

The two primary challenges that are being faced at the moment in terms of ensuring that people will be able to use this type of service on their smartphones and tablets is the poor data quality, as well as the lack of data integration. That said, those services are continually improving, which, they say, will open up the opportunities throughout the next handful of years.

In the survey, respondents also stated that a lacking in quality information for transit users across all channels is the leading barrier to more rapid journeys. They pointed out that the challenges in integrating data and systems throughout the many different organizations could partly be to blame. Those are the top obstacles that were identified by the execs in delivering data over mobile technology, as opposed to being the insufficient bandwidth or network coverage that is currently creating hurdles.

Mobile technology news whirls under Cablevision WiFi phone service launch

| February 2, 2015

The company is going to start selling its Freewheel wireless service that is based exclusively on WiFi connectivity.

Cablevision has announced that it will be going into direct competition with mobile technology service providers in February, when it will start to sell a new service that it has called Freewheel, which is meant to be a low cost, WiFi based alternative to traditional cell phone connectivity.

The existing internet service subscribers at Cablevision will receive the first offers for Freewheel.

Those who subscribe for $9.95 per month will be able to take advantage of their mobile technology through unlimited talk, text, and data. That said, for consumers who aren’t already internet service customers at that company, the same package for their smartphones would be $29.99 per month. This will clearly be much more appealing to those customers who are already subscribers of internet service through the company.

At the time of the launch, Cablevision will be selling only one piece of mobile technology: the Moto G.

Customers purchasing the Motorola smartphone through Cablevision and its Freewheel program can expect to pay $99.95 for that mobile device. It will be preloaded with authenticating apps that function with any of the hotspots from that service provider.

In 2007, Cablevision began the expansion of its own Optimum WiFi network, and it now boasts over 1.1 million hotspots throughout the New York tri-state area. In 2014, the company implemented WiFi sharing similar to Fon, which made it possible for many of the routers of its customers to be converted into public hotspots, simply by adding a separate additional network that is accessible by any Optimum customer. That would now include Freewheel subscribers, once that program officially rolls out.

Additionally, Freewheel customers will also be able to use their mobile technology at any of 300,000 more hotspots across the United States, through the CableWiFi initiative, which interconnects WiFi access points from large providers such as Time Warner Cable, Cox, and Comcast. The service will also allow a customer to use their device with any other WiFi network to which he or she has access, including home and work.