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| Other authors / contributors: | Lemstra, W. (Wolter)
Hayes, Vic.
Groenewegen, John, 1949-
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| ISBN: | 9780511916878
0511916876
9780511918834
0511918836
9780511666995
0511666993
9780521199711
0521199719
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "Wi-Fi has become the preferred means for connecting to the internet - at home, in the office, in hotels and at airports. Increasingly, Wi-Fi also provides internet access for remote communities where it is deployed by volunteers in community-based networks, by operators in 'hotspots' and by municipalities in 'hotzones'. This book traces the global success of Wi-Fi to the landmark change in radio spectrum policy by the US FCC in 1985, the initiative by NCR Corporation to start development of Wireless-LANs and the drive for an open standard IEEE 802.11, released in 1997. It also singles out and explains the significance of the initiative by Steve Jobs at Apple to include Wireless-LAN in the iBook, which moved the product from the early adopters to the mass market. The book explains these developments through first-hand accounts by industry practitioners and concludes with reflections and implications for government policy and firm strategy"--
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| Other form: | Print version: Innovation journey of Wi-Fi. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521199711
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