An exploration of user-generated wireless broadband infrastructures in digital cities

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-175

  Middleton, Catherine A ^a   Bryne, Amelia ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project/Deep Tech ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Digital cities; Infrastructure; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND; BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY; BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE; COMMERCIAL OPERATORS; DIGITAL CITIES; INFRASTRUCTURE; MOBILE BROADBAND; MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC SECTOR; WI-FI HOTSPOT; WIRELESS BROADBAND;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 79952574351     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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