Wifi Kiosk – LinkNYC Alphabet’s gigabit outdoor kiosks
Nice writeup on all the bells and whistles that these kiosks include.
Source: www.recode.net
See https://www.intersection.com/ for writeup on Alphabet endeavour.
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Wifi Kiosks — Google’s City-Fixing ‘Sidewalk Labs’
Nearly a year after launching, Google’s urban-facing initiative has hired a team and is getting to work.
Source: www.wired.com
What is Google doing with the data I wonder? Meanwhile, the LinkNYC project is rolling forward. More than a dozen “links” are active along Manhattan’s Third Avenue, with another dozen coming soon. The plan is to expand to 7,500 within a few years. The kiosks don’t just spew WiFi like an open hydrant shoots water; they also gather intelligence on what’s happening around them—traffic patterns, noise levels, and air quality. “No static study will match that kind of tool,” Kaufman says. And cities around the world are interested in setting up similar networks.
LinkNYC Kiosks Creating Problems
With the encampments and people parking themselves next to the kiosk its become a bit of a scramble and an unforeseen outcome.
Source: www.dnainfo.com
Problems with the LinkNYC kiosks.
NYC to Turn Pay-Phone Kiosks Into Free Wi-Fi Hotspots
WIFI Kiosks NYC Atlanta Black Star NYC to Turn Pay-Phone Kiosks Into Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Atlanta Black Star Creating one of the largest free public Wi-Fi networks in the country, of course. Craig Keefner‘s insight: Great idea for the payphones and that realestate! See on atlantablackstar.com Postsr: 2,021
NYC Payphones Continue Moving to WiFi (7500)
Smart City – NYC’s Defunct Pay Phones Begin Transition Into Wi-Fi Kiosks Monday, December 28, 2015, by Zoe Rosenberg The city is finally kicking into gear its plan to convert the abundant supply of defunct payphones into Wi-Fi hot spots. A Verge contributor spotted one of the helpful technology boxes being installed on the corner of West 15th Street… Read More »