Downtown Wi-Fi HotZone Launches in Quincy Market with SkyPilot and Galaxy Internet.
Quincy Market
Mayor Thomas Menino announced the start of Boston’s wireless initiative to bring high speed internet access to the entire city. The city lit a wireless HotZone in Quincy Market making it possible for business people, tourists, and residents who visit the area to access the Internet anytime. The HotZone will provide service throughout the marketplace area and will also cover the area around City Hall Plaza. Two companies, Galaxy Internet Services and SkyPilot, donated the service and equipment.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 (IBEW) donated time and labor for the wireless mesh radio system that blankets the area with Wi-Fi coverage.
“We said we would move quickly and we have,” Mayor Menino said. “The Boston Wireless Initiative is up and running.”
Wireless Zone
“The downtown locations will help boost economic growth by making the city an even more attractive place to work and visit,” Mayor Menino said.