Municipal wireless data network in Longmont, CO
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Arunkaruppaiya Adaikalam, Mutaher Azad, Chiupin Chen, Jeesh Thomas, Thomas SchwenglerAuthors Info & Claims
Arunkaruppaiya Adaikalam, Mutaher Azad, Chiupin Chen, Jeesh Thomas, Thomas SchwenglerAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 19 - 24
Abstract
As municipalities study opportunities to build large Wi-Fi networks to cover their territory, it is interesting to compare these initiatives' coverage, performance, and cost to other existing cellular high-speed solutions. This paper examines one particular case in the city of Longmont, CO. Coverage and throughput measurements are performed in a residential area; cost analyses and consumer perceptions are examined as well.
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- Municipal wireless data network in Longmont, CO
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ISBN:9781605581873
DOI:10.1145/1410077
- General Chair:
- Ashutosh Sabharwal,
- Program Chairs:
- Roger Karrer,
- Lin Zhong
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