What's On In Silicon Harlem

Silicon Harlem is hosting its sixth annual Next-Gen Tech Conference on Friday, Oct. 18, at the National Black Theater located at 2931 Fifth Ave. in Harlem. The Conference presents an opportunity to focus on technology and social community enhancement. Silicon Harlem is a social venture that has ...

rving recognized by the Internet Society for his pioneering work identifying and addressing the digital divide  SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, Sept. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Today, Larry Irving becomes the first African American to be part of the elite ranks of notable individuals...

Academics and technologists hope to use the West Harlem testbed to try new tech like IoT, millimeter wave spectrum and cloud computing at the edge. NEW YORK CITY — A square mile area in New York City's West Harlem neighborhood is positioning itself as the heart of research on wireless and smart c...

As the telecom industry crows about the life-changing aspects of 5G, some urban and rural communities are still waiting to get broadband access of any kind.   More than half of Brownsville residents say that they rely on public Wi-Fi because it is "free or cheaper to use" than other connect...

The Youth S.T.E.A.M Hackathon at the City College of New York on August 1st was a blast. The event kicked off with welcome remarks from Dr. Vincent Boudreau, the President of the City College of New York and Marko Nobles, 2nd Vice Chairman of Harlem Week Inc. This year's panel was themed "Loca...

It’s been seven years since TEDx was in Harlem but it’s back for this year’s Harlem Week, and better than ever! Local, independent versions of TED Talks, TEDx events deliver the same inspirational, forward-thinking ideas; from science to business to global issues—in more than 100 languages. Inde...

Silicon Harlem is proud to announce our Harlem Week initiatives that aim to further galvanize the Harlem community in the technology space! Our Youth S.T.E.A.M Hackathon on August 1st, 2019 at the City College of New York will host some of the brightest young minds in the City and put their cr...

Come and join us this Wednesday, July 17th at Silicon Harlem, where we will be hosting our community tech meetup to engage in stimulating discussions about several topics including our summer drone program for high school students, edge cloud computing and what it means for the Harlem community, ...

Silicon Harlem received over 100 servers on July 9, 2019, making Silicon Harlem's Uptown Space the first edge cloud data center in Upper Manhattan. Edge computing allows for faster and more efficient data processing on the edge of the network. Bringing a data center to Harlem has extreme benefits...

Silicon Harlem is working to deploy an inclusive infrastructure that benefits all. At the June 2019 meetup, the company had a robust conversation with neighbors in the community about how to get everyone connected in the home. The specific idea is under a research grant focused on edge cloud comp...