• DocumentCode
    1072752
  • Title

    Wireless nomad: Pioneer in an urban residential environment

  • Author

    Wong, Matthew A.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    As wireless Internet use has vastly increased over the last several years, numerous cities, community groups, and individuals have been part of the rapid growth and experimentation with wireless connectivity. Wireless Nomad (WN) is a Toronto, Canada, based Internet Service Provider (ISP) dedicated to converting existing wireless broadband backhaul into services designed to benefit communities. Wireless Nomad´s development since 2005 has provided insight into several key areas of wireless Internet deployment: wireless connectivity and shared services, spectrum management, and broadband competition.
  • Keywords
    Internet; broadband networks; radio networks; Canada; Internet service provider; Toronto; Wireless Nomad; broadband competition; shared services; spectrum management; urban residential environment; wireless Internet; wireless broadband; wireless connectivity; Adders; Cities and towns; Costs; IP networks; Ice; Radio spectrum management; Signal processing; Standardization; Web and internet services; Wireless networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MTS.2009.932795
  • Filename
    5072377