Technology firms leasing and buying up New York City office space are begging Mayor Bill de Blasio for better broadband from the telecommunications giants who handle the city’s Internet connections, industry experts say.
There’s no question tech firms have invaded Manhattan, doubling their office space Downtown to 234,000 square feet in 2013 and leasing more space than financial firms in the first quarter of 2012. But a lack of wireline on commercial floors is holding Manhattan back as a tech hub, said Dana Spiegel, the executive director of a public Wi-Fi advocate group NYCwireless, to the Huffington Post.
Spiegel is pushing for New York City to build a fiber network that can provide faster Internet access.
“Most commercial buildings do not have business cable broadband service,” Spiegel told the Post. “When it is available, this service can have technical issues and is also highly asymmetrical … which is bad for business use.”
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Kenneth Carnesi holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and a Professional Certificate in International Banking from Harvard Law School. Kenneth Carnesi is the Director of Operations and Government Sales at Anaptyx LLC and sits on the Boards of The Lazarus Organization, Monkeetech LLC and MG Madison Phillips, Inc. Mr. Carnesi has also founded CICG - Carnesi International Consulting Group, a company specializing in strategy consulting to small to mid-size businesses.
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