Transportation and logistics

Connectivity for taxi and limo services

Bookings arrive by app and phone at all hours. Everything is moving, and the business depends on knowing where it is right now.

Internet, wireless and security for taxi and limo services

Each of the three has to be right, and they are usually bought from different companies. We compare them together.

Internet

Dispatch and booking platforms rely on the office connection.

Wireless

Drivers take jobs, navigate and take payment in the car.

Security

Passenger details and card payments need protection.

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The airport run that never reached the driver

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

A booking comes in at four in the morning. The dispatch system sends it, the driver's phone has no data, and the customer is standing at the kerb with a flight to catch.

What a consultant changes

An advisor puts drivers on the carrier with the best coverage across the service area and backs up the dispatch office so it never goes silent. When a provider's contract comes due, Telecom Agency reopens the terms. Most small fleets renew without ever asking.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for taxi and limo services

The advice
An advisor compares mobile carriers across your service area, including the airport, and recommends a backup for the dispatch office.
The price
Driver lines are priced as a group, with attention to hotspot and data limits that dispatch apps depend on. The contract is reopened at renewal as a matter of course.
The service
Drivers come and go, and lines follow them. The advisor handles activations and makes sure departed drivers' lines stop billing.
  • No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
  • Every provider compared, none favoured
  • One contact for every carrier
  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among taxi and limo services. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Fleet connectivityData plans for tracking, logging devices and cameras.
  • Terminals with redundant internetTwo connections where dispatch cannot stop.
  • Warehouse and yard wirelessWi-Fi or private cellular designed for the space.
  • Protected dispatch and portalsSecurity for the systems customers and drivers log in to.

Providers that often fit

The shortlist depends on your addresses. Open a provider to check availability where you work.

The best connection available,at a price you can compare.

Tell us where you work and what you run. An advisor brings back internet, wireless and security options side by side, at no cost to you.

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