Title :
Wireless installations for school Internet access
Author :
Devine, Timothy A. ; Anderson, Greg
Author_Institution :
TAMSCO Res., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Schools (K-12) in the US have been asked under the Federal Government´s Goals 2000 program to provide Internet access to all students by the year 2000. It is a worthy goal but funding so far has been inadequate. We have used a cost effective approach to help schools stretch their budgets. We have designed computer networks to connect entire school districts using wireless technology that provides high bandwidth with very low recurring costs. We demonstrate the success of three wireless installations and analyse their cost effectiveness relative to leased line networks
Keywords :
Internet; cost-benefit analysis; educational technology; government policies; mobile communication; mobile radio; 2000 program; Federal Government; US; computer networks; cost effective approach; cost effectiveness; leased line networks; school Internet access; school districts; students; wireless installations; wireless technology; year 2000; Computer networks; Costs; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Internet; Local area networks; Microwave communication; Radio frequency; US Government; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1998., Proceedings of the Thirty-First Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8255-8
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1998.649271