White Space Odyssey: Bringing Big Bandwidth to College Communities.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Nichols, Bob
- Source
- New England Journal of Higher Education. 12/10/2013, p1-1. 1p.
- Subject
- *BROADBAND communication systems
*UNIVERSITY towns
*UNIVERSITIES & colleges
*INTERNET
- Language
- ISSN
- 1938-5978
The article offers information on the AIR.U (Advanced Internet Regions) consortium which aims to upgrade broadband networks at college communities via the "white space" technology. It discusses the Quick Start Network Program that will collaborate to design and distribute high-capacity broadband networks and identify new expansion approaches. The use of the West Virginia University (WVU) as a campus pilot is also talked about.