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CradlePoint Provides Mobile
Broadband Internet Access
for Busline Passengers
Martz Trailways Uses CradlePoint Routers to Provide Wi-Fi
Service to Its Passengers On the Road.
SITUATION
Martz Trailways (
www.martztrailways.com
) is a motorcoach company with over 80
vehicles. Each day, Martz Trailways transports approximately 2,300 people to New
York city for work, school, and leisure. In addition, Martz offers charter services
to schools, college and university groups, senior groups, religious groups, military
moves, children’s camps, professional sports teams, bus banks, tour operators, and
individuals needing motorcoach transport throughout the eastern United States.
CHALLENGE
Martz Trailways wanted its drivers to be able to accept and validate passenger
tickets electronically (versus collecting paper tickets and bringing them back to the
office for manual entry into the system). This required Internet connectivity for their
motorcoaches . But when the company first began looking at mobile broadband
routers, the cost was prohibitive: “The initial options for routers were priced at
$700 and up, which seemed to be too pricey when you consider we have over
80 vehicles,” reports General Manager, Bob Chepalonis. “Plus, the units were too
large—about the size of a laptop. We needed something compact that could tuck
away out of sight.”
The CradlePoint CTR500 instantly creates a Wi-Fi hotspot
on Martz motorcoaches that any Wi-Fi enabled device
can connect to—laptop, PDA, camera, phones, etc.
The CTR500 connects to the Internet via 3G/4G mobile
broadband networks (e.g., Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, etc.) using
a USB air card. The result is reliable web and email access
for Martz Trailways customers. Anywhere...anytime.
