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Many community broadband projects fall short because of poor planning or lack of grassroots buy in. In 2006 and 2007 Wireless Harlem took the first step and collaborated with top consulting agencies to produce key reports and made them widely available to community groups, local leaders, etc. Our research provides a roadmap that can be duplicated with similar projects.

Documents include: Feasibility Study, Site Assessment and initial Pilot Study. Feel free to download. Modest donation required.

To get all three reports, click here.

Feasibility Study

  • Harlem Demographic Assessment; Population, Households per sq. mile
  • Street Elevation; Line of Site Issues
  • Est. Current Broadband Penetration
  • Market Demand Projections; Potential ARPU
  • Description of NYC's Pole Franchise Structure

To get a copy of the Feasibility Study, click here.

Site Assessment

  • Neighborhood and Building Topography Characteristics
  • Mounting Assets
  • RF Penetration Study; In-building Network Considerations
  • Preliminary Network Design

To get a copy of Harlem Site Assessment, click here.

Pilot Study

  • Spoke to three groups (adults 30 - 60; small business owners; youth 16 - 30)
  • Assessed potential for free and/or low cost broadband
  • Identified potential uptake patterns from dial-up to broadband
  • Explored extent to which a computer gap exists for residents and businesses

To get a copy of Harlem Broadband and Computer Pilot Study, click here.



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