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The Cloud – stormy weather for transit wireless?
Exploding levels of information transfer are putting pressure on communications systems and network infrastructure.
Jim Baker
This autumn Apple – now reportedly the world’s most valuable company – will launch its online service strategy called ‘iCloud’, which since its June unveiling has helped drive the California firm’s stock skyward. In computing terms ‘the cloud’ typically refers to a migration from application and data storage on local devices to hosting on a vast network on online servers that can be accessed through the Internet from any device, anywhere you need....
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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority launched the first all-4G wireless service onboard its entire fleet of 100 light rail trains in June this year. It is now planning an extension to buses.
Jim Baker
