CHICAGO -- As previously reported by Crain's, together with Cisco and the Chicago Park District, Everywhere Wireless delivered free wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) to five Chicago beaches in an effort to give back to the community. With so many people using the networks, it begs the question – how much speed does one really need and use? Well, the beaches are now closed and the statistics have been compiled and reported.

For the 2013 beach season, the City of Chicago focused on a limited coverage area at North Avenue Beach, Foster Beach, Montrose Beach, Osterman (formerly Hollywood) and Rainbow Beach. In the two months following the "go live" date of July 19th, approximately 985,000 wireless devices communicated with the Wi-Fi networks across the five beaches. From these near million devices, more than 50,000 users actually authenticated with the network and utilized the free service, while processing more than 1.1 terabytes of data. During the air and water show alone, the five beaches had nearly 6,000 users who gained access to the network.

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