Résumé La question des technologies « alternatives » d’accès à l’internet haut-débit est au cœur des problématiques d’aménagement des territoires. Mais quel est le caractère « alternatif » de ces technologies ? Participent-elles de dynamiques socio-économiques originales par rapport à des technologies standards ou doit-on y voir un simple néologisme de sens : des solutions de remplacement pour les territoires non desservis par des technologies filaires ? À partir d’une étude empirique réalisée sur trois territoires, ce papier analyse une technologie à « l’usage », le dispositif couplant satellite et Wi-Fi.
The question of alternative technologies for high-speed Internet access lies at the heart of rural development problems. In this paper, we focus on one of those technologies, the system combining satellite technologies and Wi-Fi. Based on an empirical study carried out in three rural areas, we analyze the dynamics of the use and appropriation of that technology by the companies and organizations participating in the experiment. Considered both from a technical and social standpoint, the technology 'in use' appears here in its structuring dimensions.
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