DocumentCode :
1501210
Title :
Wireless for Communities: Empowering Communities through Wireless Connectivity
Author :
Singh, Rajnesh D.
Author_Institution :
The Internet Society
Volume :
16
Issue :
3
fYear :
2012
Firstpage :
77
Lastpage :
79
Abstract :
Wireless technologies can provide cost-effective Internet connectivity to dispersed communities located in challenging terrain. The Internet Society, in partnership with the Digital Empowerment Foundation and the Nepal Wireless Networking Project, has helped establish a mesh-type Wi-Fi networking to provide basic connectivity to remote Chanderi, India.
Keywords :
Internet; wireless LAN; Chanderi; India; Internet Society; Nepal wireless networking project; challenging terrain; community empowerment; cost-effective Internet connectivity; digital empowerment foundation; dispersed communities; mesh-type Wi-Fi networking; wireless connectivity; wireless technologies; Collaboration; Communities; Internet; Rural areas; Telecommunication network management; Training; Wireless networks; India; Internet; wireless;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1089-7801
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2012.58
Filename :
6188581
Link To Document :
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