Kingston Community Network
Free Community Powered Internet, empowering local businesses, by local businesses
Proven Technical Infrastructure
Kingston Community Network is based on proven mesh network technology leveraging the 10 year long expertise of Bitswift, a Kingston based company.
Free Internet, Free Promotion
Any device wishing to connect to the KCN will be prompted with a splash page detailing the terms of using KCN, followed by a mention of all the supporting businesses.
Local businesses onboard
Contact us if you too would like to participate in the Kingston Community Network.
Our Ambition
To empower businesses with a new way for pedestrians to discover what they offer using a mesh based community WiFi.
Easy participation.
Businesses participate by allocating their internet bandwidth to the network. For businesses with access points already installed, this requires little setup and configuration. Businesses can be up and running in minutes.
Reliable, Secure.
This means that a pedestrian connected to the network walking from store A to store D, where all stores A-D have KCN access points, will likely be consuming bandwidth from multiple business participants on their journey from A to D.
Mesh magic.
It's like being connected to the Wi-Fi of a 4 story house and going from the basement to the top floor: at no point do you lose connection, rather your device adapts to connect to the access point closest to you. This type of infrastructure is called a Mesh Network and is a popular choice to ensure no downtime and maximum reliability.
Pilot access points.
This decentralized model implies that in a network of 3 participating businesses for example, if the access point or bandwidth is down for one business and the other access points are in close enough range, the business whose connection is down can rely on KCN to maintain a connection. Additionally, the more businesses participating in the network, the wider the network coverage is. Useful for localized power outages for example.
