Bucharest public transport operator launches bid to equip fleet with Wi-Fi connections

The Bucharest public transport operator RATB will launch in the coming period a EUR 1.34 million bid to equip its fleet with free WI-Fi Internet connections, Profit.ro reported. Up to 1,580 of buses, trams, and trolleybuses will be equipped with such connections. The Bucharest commuters are expected to have access to free Wi-Fi Internet connections in the RATB means of transportation by the end of 2018. The 17-month contract will be financed from RATB’s own sources. In January, Bucharest mayor Gabriela Firea announced plans to equip the city’s public transport with free Internet access over Wi-Fi connections. The public will also be able to access a dedicated app to find out the waiting times for their over-ground connections and the route they need to take, the mayor had said. “The Bucharest Transport Company will initiate a procedure via which the buses, trams, and trolleybuses will be equipped with free Wi-Fi Internet for all passengers. Also, through an app introduced by RATB, the travelers will be able to find out the waiting time, as well as information about the vehicles’ routes,” the mayor said. Free Wi-Fi internet in trains from Bucharest to the seaside this summer editor@romania-insider.com