Hello All,
I agree with Anthony. I bet it's against the TOS unless they
have a deal with Verizon, highly unlikely. I think a smarter way would
be EVDO. Then you could have ad screens anywhere in NYC.
-Ben
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Townsend
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:15 PM
To: Rob Kelley
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Subway Entrance LED Screens use WiFi
what happens when Verizon pulls the plug on its wi-fi network!
On Apr 21, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Rob Kelley wrote:
> FYI. From a press release from the Antenna manufacturer:
> [http://www.wifi-plus.com/pages/12/index.htm]
>
> ;:"The content delivery process is all-digital and extremely fast,
> with the ads sent via the Internet from Clear Channel in New York to
> UDN's Las Vegas office. There, the advertising content is play
> scheduled using the Webpavement sign operating system and web-based
> server, edited (if necessary) by UDN's creative department and finally
> uploaded to individual screens via the Verizon wireless connection.
> "We can remotely administer the system from anywhere - Las Vegas, for
> example - and the open architecture means we were able to customize
> the functionality to our specific needs," adds Williams.
>
> ;:Each screen is fitted with an omni directional WiFi-Plus Ultra-M
> antenna, which had proved to give the best performance on the
> Manhattan streets, a demanding environment because of the multiple
> obstacles of buildings, cars and pedestrian traffic."
>
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