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Cablevision completes first phase of WiFi buildout |
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Written by DEBORAH YAO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 |
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Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday it has finished the first phase of its wireless network buildout in New York and remains on track to complete the project in two years.
The diversified cable operator is offering the WiFi service at no charge to its 2.4 million Internet customers at speeds of up to 1.5 Megabits per second, similar to DSL at home.
The company currently doesn't have plans to offer the service to non-subscribers.
The WiFi network, which is expected to cost about $310 million overall, is Cablevision's answer to a wireless option being pursued by other cable operators.
Bethpage, N.Y.-based Cablevision announced the WiFi project in May, soon after cable operators Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks joined chipmaker Intel Corp., Google Inc., Clearwire Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp. in a joint venture to offer a wireless Internet service.
Cablevision's first phase of WiFi deployment comprised parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties and commuter rail platforms and station parking lots in Long Island.
The cable operator already has WiFi pockets in other parts of New York, as well as in New Jersey and Connecticut. These will be folded into the WiFi buildout announced in May.
Consumers seeking more information should log onto www.optimumwifi.com.
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