FREE WiFi Internet Access for 800 First Manchester UK Buses

The Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) office has announced plans to spend £1 million on a roll-out of free wireless Internet (WiFi) connectivity across all 800 buses in its fleet during 2014. The fleet will also benefit from real-time GPS tracking to improve live timetable accuracy.

It’s understood that TfGM’s new fleet of 50 single decker buses, which were constructed at a cost of £9 million, have already been equipped with the wifi service for routes in Oldham and Bolton. The rest should be upgraded throughout 2014.

The wifi upgrade is expected to be supported by a small slice of the £12 million that was allocated to Manchester and Salford under the UK Government’s Urban Broadband Fund (Super-Connected Cities) scheme.