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Waterfront Toronto, the agency that Alphabet is partnering with, is also responsible for the redevelopment of the Canary District (which is immediately to the n
by goatforce5 9y ago
Waterfront Toronto, the agency that Alphabet is partnering with, is also responsible for the redevelopment of the Canary District (which is immediately to the north of the area that Google has just got involved with).
When they launched they put out some press releases about how the Canary District was going to have free neighbourhood wifi and other fancy things. As far as I can tell, that never happened, yet they won an award for it being an "intelligent community".
> Even as the network is being built out, it’s already winning accolades. Last year it helped the City of Toronto earn the title of the world’s No. 1 Intelligent Community of the Year as chosen by the Intelligent Community Forum in New York.
Anyone have details?
http://nationalpost.com/life/homes/full-speed-ahead-torontos-new-waterfront-communities-get-really-wired-up http://nationalpost.com/life/homes/full-speed-ahead-torontos...
- WrkInProgress 9y agoWell they did bring fibre to the two existing developments in the Canary District. And for a far better price than than Canadians are used to with the big 3. I don't really see a lot of innovation, they were just able to sign a 10 year contract with Beanfield. The Canary District is far from finished, so perhaps some of that infrastructure will be built out when it is completed. Also, a lot of the developments they mentioned have yet to be completed (Monde, Waterfront Innovation Centre, Tridel's Aqualina/Aquavista) and aren't even in the "Canary District". One of these just started occupancy.
- cal5k 9y agoI'm in the Merchandise building, and we have Beanfield too. So I'm not sure what's so special about that.
- pj_mukh 9y agoIt speaks to Canada's exorbitant LTE data prices that just putting Wifi "everywhere" is what is required to make a dent in mobile/community connectivity.