Today, workers began installing the first LinkNYC access points in New York.<br />First announced in November 2014, the hubs are designed as an update to the standard phone booth, using upgraded infrastructure to provide gigabit Wi-Fi access points.<br />500 hubs are set to be installed throughout the city by mid-July.<br />The full network will install more than 7,500 public hubs throughout the city, each replacing a pre-existing phone booth.<br />Once completed, the hubs will also include USB device charging ports, touchscreen web browsing, and two 55-inch advertising displays.<br />The city estimates that ads served by the new hubs will generate more than $500 million in revenue over the next 12 years.
