The broadband technology was developed to strengthen public safety, increase government efficiency in delivery of services, and provide a basic level of access to the public. The City specifically plans to use WiFi technology to support mobile access citywide for public safety teams and other government agencies. 

WiFi Miami Beach also offers the public two free networks: City_of_Miami_Beach_WiFi and a content-filtered version, MBKIDS, that provides safe Internet service for Miami Beach children using the same application implemented by Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

There is a bilingual, 24/7 help hotline available for users: 305-722-1917. The network must successfully perform during a 90-day reliability period before the City of Miami Beach will accept it from IBM. WiFi Miami Beach is required to meet a 95 percent outdoor and 70 percent coverage inside a building up to the second floor. Additional tuning and relocation of nodes may still occur during this period to enhance coverage and connectivity. The operations and maintenance phase of the project will begin after the City accepts the network and will continue for six years.