- Title
- Wi-Fi as a last mile access technology and The Tragedy of the Commons
- Creator
- Brandt, Ingrid, Terzoli, Alfredo, Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/431106
- Identifier
- vital:72744
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6266-7_33
- Description
- With an alarmingly low teledensity in South Africa, just 12%, and not much hope of further wired infrastructure at the local loop level, as the costs incurred are high compared to potential revenue, wireless con-nectivity could be a great asset and service in South Africa. However, the use of unlicensed spectrum in building wireless networks can be comparable to “The Tragedy of the Commons”, the result of selfish be-haviour towards common and limited resources. This paper evaluates the use of 802.11 wireless technologies in building a broadband wire-less network and the effects of high amounts of interference on such a network. The paper concludes that for urban areas 802.11 technologies using unlicensed spectrum is not advisable, unless used in point-to-point links, while its use in rapid rural development (where there is less interference) is very promising.
- Format
- 5 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Innovative Algorithms and Techniques in Automation, Industrial Electronics and Telecommunications, Brandt, I., Terzoli, A. and Hodgkinson-Williams, C., 2007. Wi-Fi as a last mile access technology and The Tragedy of the Commons. In Innovative Algorithms and Techniques in Automation, Industrial Electronics and Telecommunications (pp. 175-180). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, Innovative Algorithms and Techniques in Automation, Industrial Electronics and Telecommunications volume 2007 number 1 175 180 2007 978-1-4020-6266-7
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Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl (Prof)
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RU Department of Computer Science
RU Department of Education
SDG 09. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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