More Wi-Fi is rarely a bad thing -- scratch that, it's
never a bad thing. And now, a consortium of higher education
associations, public interest groups and high-tech companies are working
to bring even more Internet to more places. The new partnership is
called AIR.U (Advanced Internet Regions), which is being created to
deploy Super Wi- Fi networks to upgrade the broadband available to
underserved campuses and their surrounding communities. By using
unlicensed access to unused television channels (TV band "white
spaces"), universities and neighboring communities will be able to
significantly expand the coverage and capacity of high-speed wireless
connectivity both on and off campus.
Founding partners also include Microsoft, Google, the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, a think tank based in Washington D.C., the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and Declaration Networks Group, LLC, a newly created organization established to plan, deploy and operate Super Wi-Fi technologies. AIR.U will focus on upgrading broadband offerings in those communities that, because of their educational mission, have greater than average demand but often, because of their rural or small town location, have below average broadband. The consortium's initial goal is to plan and deploy several pilot networks in diverse university communities and create a roadmap for the rapid deployment of sustainable, next generation wireless networks as White Space equipment becomes widely available in 2013.
Sure sounds like a great initiative to us, and hopefully, the folks gaining new Internet access will be agreeing soon.
Founding partners also include Microsoft, Google, the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, a think tank based in Washington D.C., the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and Declaration Networks Group, LLC, a newly created organization established to plan, deploy and operate Super Wi-Fi technologies. AIR.U will focus on upgrading broadband offerings in those communities that, because of their educational mission, have greater than average demand but often, because of their rural or small town location, have below average broadband. The consortium's initial goal is to plan and deploy several pilot networks in diverse university communities and create a roadmap for the rapid deployment of sustainable, next generation wireless networks as White Space equipment becomes widely available in 2013.
Sure sounds like a great initiative to us, and hopefully, the folks gaining new Internet access will be agreeing soon.
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