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  Encyclopedia: Wireless community network
Wireless community networks or wireless community projects are the largely hobbyist-led development of interlinked computer networks using wireless LAN technologies, taking advantage of the recent development of cheap, standardised 802.11b (Wi-Fi) devices to build growing clusters of linked, citywide networks.
The key to using standard wireless networking devices designed for short-range use for multi-kilometre linkups is the use of high-gain antennas.
Wireless community networks are the largely hobbyist-led development of interlinked computer networks using wireless LAN technologies, taking advantage of the recent development of cheap, standardised 802.11b (Wi-Fi) devices to build growing clusters of linked, citywide networks.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wireless-community-network   (856 words)

  
 Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a community radio network based in Athens, Greece.
Its members are node owners, comprising the Athens metropolitan area network, which at the moment has roughly 750 active nodes, using 802.11b and 802.11a wireless technology for interconnection.
The development and use of community wireless network throughout the greater Athens area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AWMN   (168 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a non-profit organization based in Athens (The capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)), Greece (A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil).
AWMN has developed a metropolitan area network (additional info and facts about metropolitan area network), which at the moment has roughly 300 active nodes, using 802.11b (additional info and facts about 802.11b) wireless technology.
The development and use of community wireless network (additional info and facts about community wireless network) throughout Athens.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/at/athens_wireless_metropolitan_network.htm   (117 words)

  
 * Wireless network - (Computing): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wireless LAN standards (line-of-sight infra-red, and spread spectrum) proposals for up to 1000 nodes and 20Mbit/s data rates.
Wireless networking systems are cheaper, easier to set up, and more plentiful than ever.
A land-based station in a GSM mobile wireless network that consists of transceivers and antennas, which handle the radio interface to a mobile station...
www.mimihu.com /computing/wireless_network.html   (315 words)

  
 Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network - TheBestLinks.com - AWMN, Greece, Metropolitan area network, Wireless community ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
AWMN, Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network, Athens, Greece, Metropolitan area...
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a non-profit organization, based in Athens, Greece.
AWMN has develop a city-wide wireless network, which at the moment has 206 active nodes, using 802.11b wireless technology.
www.thebestlinks.com /AWMN.html   (121 words)

  
 Scalable Network Technologies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tactical wireless networks are predicated on high mobility, rapid configuration and setup, and short transmit intervals to maintain a low probability of detection (LPD), especially in forward deployment scenarios.
Wireless networks, by design, allow such a card to be associated to at most one wireless networks.
Multi-hop wireless network integrated with wired network is a promising architecture to extend single hop wireless LAN to almost infinite distance.
www.scalable-networks.com /customers/qup/member_profiles.php   (8239 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Community wireless network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
As of mid-2002, most such networks remain embryonic, with small groups of people experimenting and gradually interconnecting with each other and thus expanding the domain and utility of the networks.
Wireless Leiden Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands - !http://www.wirelessleiden.nl/english/ and http://wiki.wirelessleiden.nl/ (wiki) - cooperates with Demon Internet, which provides free internet access for Wireless Leiden, in order to gain experience in this area.
It is for use in homes and other buildings with an external antenna, and for use with a laptop outside, in the parts of Leiden that are covered.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Community_wireless_network   (750 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
I am a member of the Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network (AWMN), its a non-profit organization promoting the creation of a user based, non-profit, wireless broadband network in the city of Athens.
For a wireless client (i.e one interface) the raiser is not need it, but since the wireless card will be mounted vertically on the motherboard you must make sure it feats your box.
The antenna is a 24db Equinox, which serves the backbone interface, connecting the node to the rest of the AWMN.
www.stelioscellar.com /SteliosBox/AWMN   (510 words)

  
 Wireless Libraries: March 2005
Wi-Fi Networking News: Ithaca Wi-Fi March 24, 2005 Ithaca Wi-Fi (and No Engst in Sight) By Glenn Fleishman The headline is an in-joke, but there’s an explanation: Lightlink, an ISP in Ithaca, New York, offering mostly wireless broadband connections, has installed free hotspots around town in a promotional effort.
Wi-Fi Networking News Archives MCI's Hotspot Network By Glenn Fleishman The attention that MCI has gotten from its expanded hotspot network is bewildering to me: I cover the industry obsessively, and so I know that MCI is just reselling locations available from Boingo and Wayport.
Air.net.au The Canberra Wireless network is an effort by a bunch of Linux enthusiasts to build a high-speed wireless network in some parts of Canberra..
wirelesslibraries.blogspot.com /2005_03_01_wirelesslibraries_archive.html   (7254 words)

  
 Info and facts on 'Wireless community network'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The key to using standard wireless networking devices designed for short-range use for multi-kilometre linkups is the use of high-gain antennas (An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals).
One striking design is the cantenna (additional info and facts about cantenna), which performs better than many commercial antenna designs and is constructed from a steel food can.
They often spring up as a grassroots movement (additional info and facts about grassroots movement) offering free, anonymous Internet (A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange) access to anyone with WiFi capability.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wireless_community_network.htm   (519 words)

  
 Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Its members are node owners, comprising the Athens metropolitan area network, which at the moment has roughly 600 active nodes, using 802.11b and 802.11a wireless technology for interconnection.
Wireless Nodes Database (WiND) of A.W.M.N. Services offered in A.W.M.N. Categories: Wireless network organizations
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network, See also, External links and Wireless network organizations.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Awmn   (161 words)

  
 Daily Wireless - City Clouds: Wireless Athens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Athens and Clarke County have donated space on light poles throughout Athens for access points, as well as power to run them.
Athens joins a number of other cities that offer the public wireless online access -- sometimes free -- in specific areas of town.
The City of St. John’s is undergoing a wireless makeover equipping over 100 civic workers with handheld devices.
www.dailywireless.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=400   (498 words)

  
 Wireless Ccrt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cingular Wireless LLC is eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs at a Pittsburgh-area store, with layoffs starting next month, according to a letter from the Atlanta-based company to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
Air-Stream Wireless Incorporated Air-Stream Wireless Incorporated is a not-for-profit organisation whose goal is to provide a wireless network to the people of South Australia.
Metropolitan Network Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a non-profit organization, based in Athens, Greece.
bonose.com /Wireless+Ccrt.html   (648 words)

  
 AWMN Forum :: Επισκόπηση Θ.Ενότητας - DIY 2dbi mobile omni
When connected to a Network Analyzer, we measured -19dB Return Loss equating to an SWR or 1:1.4, where 98% of the RF energy was successfully transmitted.
This will generally result in greater flexibility when using your laptop or other mobile device as you don't have to stand and point your device in a particular direction or angle in order to associate with the access point.
In our experimentation, we have found that we approximately double the typical coverage of our test network by using this external antenna over the integrated antennas found in these two transceivers.
www.awmn.net /forum/viewtopic.php?t=3707   (2476 words)

  
 Daily Wireless - Athens Unwired - By Navini   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The “WAGZone” uses seven BelAir200 units to form a wireless network throughout 24 blocks of downtown Athens.
The city of St. Cloud, Florida, a suburb of Orlando with a population of 28,000, unanimously approved the expansion of the “Cyber Spot” to cover the entire city, 15 square miles (39 square kilometers).
An Intel network processor (IXP 2350) and PicoChip processor are used in Intel's newly announced WiMax basestation architecture.
dailywireless.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4228&src=rss10   (1310 words)

  
 YOOOOOY Search Results For"network"
A Network of more than 65 enrolled Stephen Ministry congregations in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area of NC - committed to ensuring area Stephen Ministry programs are nurtured through the sharing of ideas, resources, and talents.
The Franco-Russian technological network project (RFR – Réseau Franco-Russe) was started in 2003 by a joint initiative of the French and Russian Governments and financial support from COCOP programme.
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network (AWMN)is a non profit wireless broadband community that has been working since 2002 in the development, use and promotion of wireless broadband network in the city of Athens in Greece
www.yoysearch.com /network.html   (1234 words)

  
 Daily Wireless   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Echostar's Dish Network subscribers will be able to receive five new Voom HD channels beginning in February.
Chip makers are showcasing their next generation wireless LAN chips at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, reports Computer World.
In addition to performance, battery life and wireless connectivity options, systems will be available in a variety of sizes from thin and light laptops to more powerful ones with 17-inch plus widescreens -- and surround sound, enhanced graphics and high-definition TV support depending on the model.
www.dailywireless.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4325   (5327 words)

  
 Bibliography generated from /usr/share/tomcat5/webapps/publications/proc.bib   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mengesha, H. Karl, and A. Wolisz, "Improving Goodput by Relaying in Transmission-Power-Limited Wireless Systems", In Proc.
Festag, J. Weinmiller, and A. Wolisz, "Interconnection of Wireless Cells - a Multicast-based Approach", In Proc.
Festag, J. Weinmiller, and A. Wolisz, "Handover Protocol for Interconnecting Wireless Cells", In Proc.
www-tkn.ee.tu-berlin.de /publications/proc.html   (5582 words)

  
 :::: open ::::: The Digital Artisans Manifesto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
We call on digital artisans to form branches of the network in each of the member states of the European Union and its associated countries.
The network will also be a source of contacts in each locality for digital artisans looking for work in different areas of Europe.
The network will lobby for changes in local, national and European legislation which can enhance our working lives as digital artisans.
openitnow.blogspot.com /2004/12/digital-artisans-manifesto.html   (1484 words)

  
 Verizon Wireless Extends Its Lead In Wireless Broadband By Bringing Its EV-DO Network To More Markets
Dick Lynch, executive vice president and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless, said: “We made the promise that Verizon Wireless’ broadband network would be widely-available by the end of 2005, and here we are today, fulfilling that promise.
Verizon Wireless customers can enjoy a competitive advantage because they can quickly access information behind their firewall when they’re away from the office in more than 60 major metropolitan areas and airports — wherever they need to work.
For $15.00 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan, customers in major metropolitan areas from coast to coast can get the V CAST VPak which includes unlimited access to a wide array of more than 300 daily updated video clips from leading news, sports, weather and entertainment content providers.
news.vzw.com /news/2005/08/pr2005-08-26h.html   (1039 words)

  
 Wireless community network - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Wireless Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands - http://www.wirelessleiden.nl/english/ and http://wiki.wirelessleiden.nl/ (wiki)
Wireless Warrior - WiFi information resource for WLAN admins and advanced wardrivers
Do-It-Yourself Wireless Antenna Update Looking for inexpensive ways to increase the range of your wireless network?
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Wireless_community_network   (677 words)

  
 FORTHnet Directory: Telecommunications
The Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a community wireless lan group.
Computerbank Networking Group focuses on IT and Telecommunications networking intrastructure.
Wireless lan, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, patch antennas, 2.4ghz antennas, coaxial cables, LMR-400, connectors.
dir.forthnet.gr /46-0-en.html   (676 words)

  
 Wireless Developer Network
Proxim Corporation is a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks.
The company is providing its enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, last mile access, voice and data backhaul, public hot spots, and metropolitan area networks.
Nomadix is a leading provider of Access Gateways and embedded software solutions for creating intelligent networks that deliver transparent, secure, high-speed Internet access to the mobile user virtually anywhere throughout the world.
www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2004/jun/18/news3.html   (760 words)

  
 wireless.itworld.com - 3G begins to gather momentum, but vexing issues remain
Plans for the initial roll out of 3G (third generation) wireless networks have been announced for several countries this month, although analysts say use of the high-speed data networks will grow slowly due to high usage costs and low handset availability.
Telestet has already set up 3G networks in Athens and Salonica, it said, and plans to launch the first services toward the end of the year.
While 3G networks are being built internationally, high usage costs and handset supply problems will hold back widespread use until around 2005, Neil Mawston, a U.K. senior analyst with Strategy Analytics Inc. of Boston said.
wiresb.itworld.com /4274/0307253gmomentum/page_1.html   (812 words)

  
 openspectrum.info - Greece
But notification and "special authorization" are still required for wireless networks connected to the Internet or used outdoors.
"Building the Next-Generation Wireless Network: Community-based WLANs" - special issue of the HERMES Newsletter, January-February 2005 (number 30), Athens University of Economics and Business (in English), edited by Mary Bina.
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network, with over 650 active nodes - but apparently they cannot offer Internet access to their guests and neighbors.
www.volweb.cz /horvitz/os-info/greece.html   (392 words)

  
 BellSouth Makes Athens, Georgia, Wireless
Residents of Athens, Georgia will now be able to sign up for wireless broadband service thanks to BellSouth.
Wireless broadband-speed Internet services are at most times the only option residents in rural areas have to get access to the net.
According to BellSouth's news release, the students living in Athens will be able "to suspend their wireless broadband service between May and July, when many leave town for the summer.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/-wireless-ip-broadband-bellsouth-georgia-university-rural-area-/2005/aug/1170459.htm   (837 words)

  
 NewOrder - computer security and networking portal
Like existing statutes in more than 20 other states, the new laws prescribe various actions that companies are required to take in the event of a security breach involving the compromise of personal data about their customers.
Wireless Local Area Networks overview and associated security issues
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network - Find out which areas are covered in Athens, Greece
neworder.box.sk /codebox.links.php?&key=36155   (582 words)

  
 Mobile Multimedia Laboratory - Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Network Economics and Services Laboratory - AUEB - nes.aueb.gr
Telecommunications and Networks Laboratory - ICS-FORTH - www.csi.forth.gr/netgroup/
Center for Wireless Communications - UCSD - cwc.ucsd.edu
www.mm.aueb.gr /links.html   (140 words)

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