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Vertical applications: When do you want to build your own network?

monica.paolini posted on June 01, 2010 12:28

Vertical applications are all of a sudden one of the hottest topics in wireless. No longer limited to narrowband connections to monitor truck drivers' location, they are set to create the "Internet of things" with an explosion of connected devices, from your toaster and fridge, to the largest nuclear power plant. The potential for growth is huge--for each person there are multiple devices that may eventually get connected to a wireless network.

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Can developing countries afford wireless broadband technologies to deliver healthcare?

monica.paolini posted on May 21, 2009 13:09

While working recently on a paper on WiMAX healthcare applications in developing countries, one of the key questions faced was whether wireless and wireless broadband in particular can truly help rural and underserved communities – where people may subsist on less than a dollar a day, houses have no running water or electricity, and kids only have access to the most basic education.

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