Imagem da capa para Social and economic effects of community wireless networks and infrastructures
Social and economic effects of community wireless networks and infrastructures
Título:
Social and economic effects of community wireless networks and infrastructures
ISBN:
9781466629981
PRODUCTION_INFO:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2013.
Descrição Física:
electronic texts (274 p.) : digital files.
Conteúdo:
Introduction to social and economic effects of community wireless networks / Abdelnasser Abdelaal -- Challenges facing municipal wireless: case studies from San Francisco and Silicon Valley / Heather E. Hudson -- Legal and political barriers to municipal networks in the United States / Eric Null -- The social and economic benefits of Nepal Wireless / Mahabir Pun -- The role of ICT in empowering rural Indians / Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Janani Rangarajan, N. Neeraja -- Digital El Paso: a public-private business model for community wireless networks / Barbara Walker, Evelyn Posey -- Motivations and barriers of participation in community wireless networks: the case of Fon / Giovanni Camponovo, Anna Picco-Schwendener, Lorenzo Cantoni -- Social cohesion and free home internet in New Zealand / Jocelyn Williams -- Telecentre-based community wireless networks: empowering rural community in Uganda / Dorothy Okello, Julius Butime -- The case of Chapleau network: why community wireless networks fail? / Sylvie Albert -- Challenges and opportunities of ICTs for rural and remote Areas / Yasuhiko Kawasumi -- Best practices in designing low-cost community wireless networks / Tomas Dulik, Michal Bliznak, Roman Jasek -- Lessons learned from grassroots wireless networks in Europe / Gwen Shaffer -- A critical analysis of the limitations and effects of the Brazilian national broadband plan / André Lemos, Francisco Paulo Jamil Almeida Marques.
Resumo:
"This book highlights the successes of community wireless networks but also boldly addresses the potential risk factors and broader socioeconomic concerns, exploring previous successes and failures, various designs, and potential challenges with CWNs"--Provided by publisher.
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LANGUAGE:
Inglês