{"id":46311,"date":"2023-12-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/29\/new-in-2024-better-wi-fi-for-sailors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:18:04","slug":"new-in-2024-better-wi-fi-for-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/12\/29\/new-in-2024-better-wi-fi-for-sailors\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming soon: Better Wi-Fi for sailors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy is launching a pilot program in 2024 to assess the feasibility of expanding Wi-Fi connectivity<\/a> across the waterfront at Huntington Ingalls Industries\u2013Newport News Shipyard in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adm. Scotty Gray, who leads the Navy\u2019s efforts to improve quality of life for sailors, told reporters in November that the pilot program will inform how the Navy expands Wi-Fi access to the entire fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing this pilot to make sure that we\u2019re getting our money\u2019s worth, that the sailors appreciate and are using that service,\u201d Gray said. \u201cWe will learn from that pilot and then the intention is, from what we learned, make some adjustments, and roll it out Navy-wide so that we can ensure that we get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t