NEW YORK�The first�15* LinkNYC public Wi-Fikiosks are now active on Third Ave. in New York City.�
The kiosks are the first step in city�s larger plan to deploy 500 Links by mid-July and 7,500 throughout all five boroughs in the next few years.� Their 300 Mbps capability is approximately 10 times faster than the average U.S. home Internet connection. (More about the project, as reported in Digital Radio update, can be seenhere.)
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The kiosks are equipped with aRuckus WirelessZoneFlex 802.11ac �wave 2� 4�4 access points using theQualcomm VIVE 11ac Wi-Fi solutionand Qualcomm MU/EFX Multi-user MIMO technology.RCRwireless.comis reporting thatTests conducted by Engadget recorded upload speeds of 317 Mbps and 280 Mbps download speeds, with a range of up to 150 feet depending on surrounding structures.
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The project is being carried out by a three-company consortium led by CityBridge, under a 12-year, $200 million contract with the city. The for-profit venture began last year with the first installations taking place in the last month. The CityBridge partners are chipmaker Qualcomm; CIVIQ Smartscapes (formerly Comark), and Intersection (Control Group and Titan have merged).
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* An earlier version of this story indicated that there were only four links currently active.�
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