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Community Wireless Networks

. Educause Review, 40 (1): 62-63 (2005)M3: Article; Feld, Harold 1; Affiliations: 1: Associate Director of Media Access Project; Source Information: Jan/Feb2005, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p62; Subject Term: WIRELESS communication systems; Subject Term: EDUCATION, Higher; Subject Term: UNIVERSITIES & colleges; Subject Term: COMPUTER networks -- Security measures; Subject Term: United States; Subject Term: UNITED States; NAICS/Industry Codes: 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; NAICS/Industry Codes: 517212 Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications; NAICS/Industry Codes: 517310 Telecommunications Resellers; NAICS/Industry Codes: 517510 Cable and Other Program Distribution; NAICS/Industry Codes: 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Number of Pages: 2p; Document Type: Article.

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Discusses the application of community wireless networks (CWN) in higher education institutions in the U.S. Opportunities provided by CWN to colleges and universities, including the formation of partnerships with local communities; Reasons behind the potential refusal of colleges and universities to participate in CWN, including security issues; Comparison of hub and spoke networks to mesh networks used in wireless communication.; Discusses the application of community wireless networks (CWN) in higher education institutions in the U.S. Opportunities provided by CWN to colleges and universities, including the formation of partnerships with local communities; Reasons behind the potential refusal of colleges and universities to participate in CWN, including security issues; Comparison of hub and spoke networks to mesh networks used in wireless communication.

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