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panOULU: triple helix driven municipal wireless network providing open and free internet access

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2011

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Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Communities and Technologies - C&T '11
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Springer, London

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This paper describes the birth, evolution and current status of a unique wireless city network provided by a consortium of municipalities, public research and educational institutions, and industry. The relevance of the network is illustrated with statistics of providing open and free Internet access to the general public and with R&D examples. The keys to the success of the network have included brave collaboration transgressing organizational boundaries, strong political and operative leadership, cost-effective outsourcing, and the 'KISS' principle in network design.

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Ojala, Timo; Orajärvi, Jukka; Puhakka, Katriina; Heikkinen, Ilari; Heikka, Juhani (2011): panOULU: triple helix driven municipal wireless network providing open and free internet access. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Communities and Technologies - C&T '11. DOI: 10.1145/2103354.2103371. Springer, London. pp. 118-127. Full Papers. The Edge, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 29 June – 2 July 2011

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WLAN , Wi-Fi , City , Knowledge , Innovation

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10.1145/2103354.2103371

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C&T 2011: 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies