Transit Wireless CEO on network priorities: Growth, scale and sustainability

Melinda White joined Transit Wireless as chief executive officer in May 2018.The Company, which serves as the network provider for New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. MTA operates in a 5,000-square-mile area in New York City, Long Island, southeaster New York State and Connecticut. Prior to taking her current position, White held various positions with Frontier Communications, Cox Communications, Cellular One and Wink Communications. She told RCR Wireless News that Transit Wireless’ first priority is “to make sure that we are taking care of the partners that are currently in our portfolio. That includes all the MNOs as well as our New York City transit partner. I know it’s important that we continue to monetize the investment that we’ve made…things like supporting the services and applications our customer MTA needs; that our network is performing such that the mobile carriers can continue to upgrade and add performance.”