OTTAWA – Telus and the City of Ottawa announced this week the company will provide free Wi-Fi service on the O-Train and underground cell connectivity, too.
This will let Ottawa commuters get online, text or make calls no matter where they go.
Telus will provide free, unlimited Wi-Fi at the start of the O-Train Confederation Line service in the three downtown, underground Line 1 station’s platform and door to door cellular service through the entire system including the downtown tunnel. There will be a continuous cellular connection, including between stations and in the 2.5-kilometre tunnel, for all passengers.
Telus will be deploying small cells in all O-Train stations, too, in anticipation of the arrival of 5G. The O-Train Confederation Line light rail transit is a $2.13-billion transit project, jointly funded by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Ottawa. Trains will carry up to 10,700 passengers per hour in each direction, between 13 stations and will arrive every five minutes or less at the busiest times.
