Episode Details

In this episode recorded live from Transport Ticketing North America 2025, hosts Levi McCollum and Christian Londono speak with Ben Turner, Senior Business Development Executive at Kajeet, about how secure IoT connectivity is creating new revenue opportunities for transit agencies. Ben explains Kajeet's role as an MVNO providing managed connectivity solutions and walks through their successful Long Beach Transit pilot featuring passenger wifi, digital signage, and programmatic advertising. Learn how agencies can capture rider email addresses through captive portals and turn that data into targeted advertising revenue while maintaining secure, filtered internet access. The conversation covers Kajeet's Sentinel platform, which gives agencies a single dashboard to manage multiple carrier connections, implement content filtering, and monitor data usage across their fleet. Ben shares survey results showing passenger wifi ranks as riders' top request and discusses how agencies can balance open internet access with safety concerns through robust content controls. Discover how transit agencies are moving beyond basic connectivity to create data-driven revenue streams while providing the seamless, free wifi experience riders expect in 2025.