LinkUK

This article is about the phone box network. For the cash machine network, see LINK (UK).
LinkUK
FoundedOctober 25, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-25)
HeadquartersLondon, England, United Kingdom
Area served
Greater London; Sheffield; Birmingham; Portsmouth
BrandsLinkUK
ServicesWireless communication
OwnerIntersection, BT Group, Primesight
Websitehttp://www.inlinkuk.com/[dead link]

LinkUK or InLinkUK is an infrastructure project that planned to cover major cities in the United Kingdom with free Wi-Fi service. LinkUK kiosks, called Links, was initially rolled out in the London borough of Camden in 2017, and later in Lambeth, Hammersmith & Fulham and other boroughs. Afterwards, it was intended that Links would be installed in the remainder of Greater London and eventually across major cities in the UK. LinkUK is an expansion of the LinkNYC project covering New York City with free Wi-Fi service.[1][2][3]

InLink Limited, the company set up to install and manage InLinkUK's WiFi kiosks, together with BT, Intersection and advertising firm Primesight, entered administration in 2019, casting doubt over the future of the project.[4] To resolve the problem, BT purchased the part of the InLink network that they did not already own,[5] and re-branded the kiosks as "Street Hubs",[6] and in 2021 launched the next, improved version.[7]

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  4. ^ Jackson, Mark (18 December 2019). "Company Behind BT InLinkUK WiFi Kiosks Enters Administration". ISPreview UK.
  5. ^ Jackson, Mark (23 December 2019). "BT to Purchase Entire UK Estate of InLinkUK WiFi Kiosks". ISPreview UK.
  6. ^ Jackson, Mark (23 April 2020). "BT Part Fixes InLink Kiosk Problem – Rebrands to Street Hubs". ISPreview UK.
  7. ^ Jackson, Mark (3 June 2021). "ISP BT Launch Next Gen UK WiFi Street Hub Kiosks with 5G Boost". ISPreview UK.