Friday, January 23, 2009

Florida and California claim many top cities in Forbes Most Wired

If you're next trip includes a stop in Seattle, Orlando or any of California's largest cities, you won't have to worry about finding a Wi-Fi connection.
Forbes just published its list of the Top 30 Most Wired Cities from its two-year study which factored the percentage of Internet users with a high-speed connection , the number of companies providing high speed Internet and the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots.

Two of the top-10 largest cities, Chicago and Philadelphia, didn't crack the top-15 most wired. The Windy City was No. 21 and The City of Brotherly Love ranked No. 27.

California had San Francisco (11) San Diego (12) Los Angeles (13) and Sacramento (19). Florida had three cities, including two in the top-10: Orlando (3) Miami (6), with Tampa at (16). Ohio also had three cities, but they were in the third tier:Cleveland (26) Cincinnati (28) and Columbus (30).

Seattle's rank comes as no surprise, considering it's home to Microsoft and Amazon, and its reputation as one of America's most technologically advanced cities. I was surprised to see Honolulu on the list, but I guess it confirms that we always want to remain connected; whether it's in our home or in the middle a tropical paradise.

Here is the complete list:

1. Seattle
2. Atlanta
3. Washington D.C.
4. Orlando
5. Boston
6. Miami
7. Minneapolis
8. Denver
9. New York
10. Baltimore
11. San Francisco
12. San Diego
13. LA
14. Portland
15. Raleigh
16. Tampa
17. Phoenix
18. New Orleans
19. Sacramento
20. Charlotte
21. Chicago
22. Nashville
23. Milwaukee
24. Pittsburgh
25. Honolulu
26. Cleveland
27. Philadelphia
28. Cincinnati
29. Columbus, Oh
30. Austin

Posted By Matt O'Hern at 11:41 AM
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