Wireless broadband networks: The U.S. experience

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-53

  Rao, Bharat ^a   Parikh, Mihir A ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

802.11; Broadband network innovation; Business models; Wi Fi; Wireless infrastructure; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND COMMUNICATION; BUSINESS; NETWORKING; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742270552     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2003.11044285     Document Type: Article

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