Within the past three months, the Back Bay and South End areas have seen multiple power outages, that have cost companies thousands of dollars. Without power, most companies are left paralyzed because of how heavily they rely on computers and internet connection. A majority of companies that were directly affected by the power outages reported they had no internet connection …
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FOR IMMEDITATE RELEASE netBlazr Upgrades Head-end in Hancock Tower, Expanding Boston’s Most Affordable Alternative Broadband Service netBlazr has upgraded its head-end at the Hancock Tower, which doubles its capacity to serve small and medium businesses in Boston’s Back Bay and South End. This will allow netBlazr to better serve additional members as they join …
Reposted from George K’s blog: http://gkontopidis.com/blog/2012/giving-birth-to-a-rack-with-a-view/ After months of negotiations, Jim managed to lease space at the 61st floor of the John Hancock’s tower to install netBlazr’s antennas. While Brough was enjoying sunny Florida, George was driving to You-do-it Electronics to buy the missing screws to make “the rack”; and finally she was born: Dec 30th, …
One of the reasons netBlazr is able to use unlicensed radio spectrum with minimum risk of interference is our use of directional antennas. Many wireless ISPs use directional antennas because it lets them send signals over longer distances. At netBlazr, all of our links are relatively short (usually less than 100-200 meters or yards). We …
netBlazr added 2 additional radios to its Hancock Tower head-end today. This will increase coverage and capacity to it’s Back Bay cooperative by 50%. By adding two more radios to its existing infrastructure, netBlazr will increase the reliability of its co-op network and keep pace with it’s growing number of members.
netBlazr activated it’s innovative wireless network in the Back Bay of Boston, Massachusetts. netBlazr has four radios transmitting up to 90 Mbps each from our first head end in the John Hancock Tower. These radios can reach anyone within 1 km and line of sight visibility of the building.
netBlazr signs contract with Cogent Communications to provide optical internet service throughout Boston. netBlazr is co-located in Cogent’s Data Center in Somerville, MA and will establish multiple layer 2 circuits to buildings that will function as head ends for netBlazr service. The first head end will be located in the Hancock Tower in Boston’s Back …