Washington , D.C. Ranked Best City For Teleworking In Nationwide Study

Washington , D.C. Ranked Best City For Teleworking In Nationwide Study

Washington, D.C has been named the “Best City for Teleworking” in America, according to a new study released today by research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces and Intel Corporation. The phenomenon of telework has grown rapidly in recent years thanks in part to the availability of powerful mobile computers based on Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology and a network of more than 19,000 hotspots in the U.S. that are part of Intel’s Wireless Verification Program.

The Best Places for Teleworking study ranked cities based on the potential benefits that teleworking would offer residents in those cities. Eighty metropolitan areas in the U.S. were examined and ranked alongside other similarly sized areas. After Washington, the top cities in the very large metro area category are Boston, Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco. The large metro area category was topped by San Jose, Calif., followed by Baltimore, Denver, San Diego and Indianapolis. Bridgeport/Stamford/Norwalk, Conn. led the medium metro area category and Boulder, Colo. headed up the small metro area list.

Teleworking is an advanced form of telecommuting which goes beyond simply allowing employees to work from home or an alternative location a couple of days a week and instead enables them to work at any time or place that allows them to successfully complete their work. In short, it means bringing the work to the worker instead of the worker to the work. This freedom and mobility is made possible by new technology, including laptops based on Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology that provide desktop equivalent performance with long battery life and secure wireless networking capabilities.

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