“My first point of professional pride is delivering
Wi-Fi and cellular service in the New York City Subway
with Transit Wireless over 2 years ahead of schedule.
I am also proud of being the technical lead on the
launch of the first commercial digital radio service in
Australia (July 2009) for the National Broadcasters.”
Nathan J. Cornish
Director, Product
Development
Transit Wireless
NATHAN CORNISH OF TRANSIT WIREless
serves as the director of product development
and director of RF engineering for
one of the most ambitious and challenging
projects in the telecommunications
industry: building a wireless communications
infrastructure that would connect
millions of New York City subway riders
via a cellular and Wi-Fi network within
the system’s underground subway stations
and create a communications network
infrastructure to serve transit and public
safety communications.
Cornish was hired by Transit Wireless
in 2012 as a radio frequency (RF) engineering
manager to assist in the design
and build of the New York City underground
subway project. His skills were
quickly recognized by his peers and he
was promoted to director of RF engineering
in 2013, and director of product
development in 2016.
Cornish, with his technical and leadership
skills, was an integral part in the
Transit Wireless New York City Subway
project. He was widely praised by both
colleagues and project partners, including
the wireless carriers and vendors, for his
ability to manage both the technical and
business relationship aspects of the project.
Th e project was completed nearly
two years ahead of schedule and at no
cost to subway riders or New York City
taxpayers. From the outset, Cornish and
his team faced big challenges adapting
21st century technology to create a robust
communications infrastructure in
an underground transit system over 100
years old. Th e network had to be built to
withstand extreme temperature, moisture
and dust/dirt conditions; provide
seamless connectivity from the train
platforms; deliver secure 4.9 GHz public
safety communications, as well as public
Wi-Fi and cellular on all four major carriers;
and off er scalability to accommodate
future transit needs.
Fact:
Cornish has a
personal passion
for all things
transit. As a daily
subway rider
and a dedicated
engineer, Cornish
loves living in
New York City
where everything
is accessible via
mass transit.
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