Bit more technical detail here: http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/334644/google-offers-free-neighborhood-wi-fi-nyc-chelsea-district http://www.itworld.com

Bit more technical detail here: http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/334644/google-offers-free-neighborhood-wi-fi-nyc-chelsea-district http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/334644/google-offers-... "The entire network has a download speed of 150Mbps, and each location will have a download speeds of about 5Mbps to 10Mbps, to be shared among all users. The project has 29 antennas affixed to lamp posts, buildings and other locations scattered through the neighborhood. Wireless service provider Sky Packets set up the network, which is connected to the Internet through Verizon and Time Warner Cable"