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Project Chapleau
Project Chapleau was a Wi-Fi internet connection that covered the entire town of Chapleau, Ontario, Canada. It was the first of its kind in Canada. It was a wireless mesh network, mesh Internet technology designed and implemented through a partnership between Bell Canada Enterprises, Nortel Networks, and the Township of Chapleau. The project began on November 9, 2005, and had a one-year trial. Researchers from Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, conducted an investigation to illustrate any existing influences this influx of computer technology may have on the educational community. An analysis of the impact of high-speed internet on the residents and town of Chapleau was published in 2010 by University of Toronto sociologists Jessica Collins and Barry Wellman. "Small Town in the Internet Society: Chapleau is No Longer an Island." ''American Behavioral Scientist'' 53 (9): 1344-66. References External links Project ChapleauNipissing University {{wireless-stub Wi-Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves. These are the most widely used computer networks in the world, used globally in home and small office networks to link desktop and laptop computers, tablet computers, smartphones, smart TVs, printers, and smart speakers together and to a wireless router to connect them to the Internet, and in wireless access points in public places like coffee shops, hotels, libraries and airports to provide visitors with Internet access for their mobile devices. ''Wi-Fi'' is a trademark of the non-profit Wi-Fi Alliance, which restricts the use of the term ''Wi-Fi Certified'' to products that successfully complete interoperability certification testing. the Wi-Fi Alliance consisted of more than 800 companies from around the world. over 3.05 billion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
