Title :
Wireless nomad: Pioneer in an urban residential environment
Author :
Wong, Matthew A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON
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;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2009.932795
