The Spanish company GOWEX has just announced that it will turn New York into the largest citizen network of free wireless Internet connection. Thanks to the deployment of more than 1950 Smart WiFi Zones distributed throughout the city, its 20 million inhabitants and the more than 50 million annual tourists that visit the city will be able to connect to the web without paying a dollar.
The Internet is, for many, absolutely indispensable. From hotels to cafés, clubs or libraries offer different forms of access but, what if a whole city had wireless Internet access and free? It is precisely what the GOWEX company will launch. The new network called FREEWiFiGOWEX will allow the downloading of data from 3G networks through Gowex networks, offered thanks to the 1,953 WiFi points distributed throughout New York.
The connection offered by the company has certain specifications adapted to the gigantic city. To access the network, users must download the application available on their portable devices, where a map of Wi-Fi points as well as news thematic channels, municipal information, etc. will appear. In this way the download of data can reach 1Mb of connection speed for free users. In addition, the network will allow offloading, that is, downloading data from 3G networks through GOWEX connection points, which, according to the company, "will help operators to decongest their network; a pressing problem in various parts of New York due to the high number of connections and users in many of its areas. "
But it does not finish here. To the almost 70 cities in which GOWEX offers WiFi all over the world (among which are Paris, Dublin and Madrid) other American cities will soon be joining. According to the CEO of GOWEX, Jenaro GarcÃa, "the launch of New York is just one step in the GOWEX strategy that, in the near future, will be implemented in the United States with more than three cities this year."
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