Wi‐Fi networks and the rerun of the cycle

Sawhney, Harmeet

doi:10.1108/14636690310507199

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“…The findings are consistent with Sawhney's (1992;2003) and Sandvig's observations on infrastructure development. Sandvig asks:…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Issues of scale are considered below, followed by a discussion of ways to improve broadband infrastructures available to people moving around digital cities. Sawhney's Infrastructure Development Model (1992;2003) Real competition would require decoupling the wireless network from the fixed line network, and this would require a shift in operating assumptions. Extending an existing network from the bottom up (FON's approach) is very different from operating a standalone network.…”

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An exploration of user-generated wireless broadband infrastructures in digital cities

Middleton

Bryne²

2011

Telematics and Informatics

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This paper examines the broadband connectivity options available in digital cities. It offers an overview of services provided by commercial operators, the public sector and by citizens themselves, arguing that shortcomings in existing fixed broadband and commercial mobile broadband services provide an opportunity for citizens to share their own wireless broadband connections. It explores Wi-Fi hotspot provider FON's approach to extending mobile broadband infrastructure by enabling shared connections within communities. The paper outlines some reasons why this specific user-generated approach to infrastructure provision has been unable to deliver highly robust broadband infrastructure, and discusses ways in which users and the public sector can be involved in developing new mobile infrastructures that will meet citizens' needs.

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“…The findings are consistent with Sawhney's (1992;2003) and Sandvig's observations on infrastructure development. Sandvig asks:…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An exploration of user-generated wireless broadband infrastructures in digital cities

Middleton

Bryne²

2011

Telematics and Informatics

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“…4 For example, IDM enabled me to anticipate certain developments in wi-fi technologies and also make further projections. IDM could be employed without any reference to canal, railroads, and other technologies whose study led to the development of the model (Sawhney, 2003(Sawhney, , 2005. If I had made simplistic comparisons, today I would have been comparing railroads to wi-fi and that would not have been very productive.…”

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Strategies for Increasing the Conceptual Yield of New Technologies Research

Sawhney¹

2007

Communication Monographs

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Mobile is the new technology of the day. But we need to keep in mind that it is the latest new technology. In other words, there have been new technologies in the past and there will be more in the future. Mobile is certainly worthy of scholarly attention. However, the exercise will be more productive if we expand the frame within which we situate mobile.One of the disappointments of past new technology research has been that it has very often stayed at the descriptive level. The tendency seems to be getting amplified with each new technology because of the increasing opportunities to capture data. Consequently, researchers often let data gathering and analysis techniques drive their research rather than a substantive theoretical question. The research thus produced has an unfortunate market research feel to it, especially the numerous studies on the demographic and psychographic profiles of mobile users. What then is the hallmark of scholarship? The answer has to be theory development.Unfortunately, even studies that are situated within a theoretical framework often do not advance theory. For instance, with the arrival of each new technology, one can be assured of inevitable papers on its diffusion. They will be meticulous in form with an extensive literature review, a theoretical vocabulary, and a sophisticated methodology. Their main claim to fame will be that they were among the first to study the diffusion of a particular new technology. Furthermore, they will even get published in established journals for the very same reason. But it will be a pleasant surprise if they advance diffusion theory (Sawhney & Sandvig, 2006). 1 Do we need diffusion studies for every new technology? There should be a theoretical rationale for each new diffusion study. Otherwise, we are simply running Harmeet Sawhney (PhD, University of Texas-Austin) is a professor of telecommunications at

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“…Wireless networking is a particularly interesting development because it provides community groups, municipalities, and individuals with a relatively simple and affordable mechanism for Internet service delivery. Using 802.11x wireless ethernet standards, commonly known as Wi-Fi (for wireless fi delity), wireless local area networks (WLANs) can be established using unlicensed spectrum to share Internet connectivity (Galperin 2005 ; Lehr and McKnight 2003 ;Mackenzie 2005 ;Sawhney 2003) 1 WiMax (802.16) networks use licensed spectrum to provide fi xed or mobile wireless coverage over larger distances (International Telecommunication Union 2004 ).…”

Section: Infrastructure Management Types and Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%