The innovation journey of Wi-Fi
Subtitle: the road to global success
By: edited by Wolter Lemstra, Vic Hayes, and John Groenewegen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Csambridge; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780521199711
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The case and the theoretical framework / Wolter Lemstra, John Groenewegen, Vic Hayes; title: Part 1 : The wi-fi journey.; title: NCR: taking the cue provided by the FCC / Wolter Lemstra ... [et al.]; title: Creating a wireless LAN standard: IEEE 802.11 / Kai Jakobs ... [et al.]; title: Crossing the chasm: the Apple AirPort / Wolter Lemstra ... [et al.]; title: Hotspots: the Starbucks initiative / Wolter Lemstra ... [et al.]; title: Wi-Fi based community networks: Wireless Leiden / Wolter Lemstra ... [et al.]; title: Part 2 : The wi-fi journey in perspective.; title: Wi-fi in developing countries: catalyst for network extension and telecom reform / William Melody; title: The Dutch connection to US-based NCR, AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Agere Systems / Wolter Lemstra ... [et al.]; title: Wi-fi as community based innovation / Ellen van Oost ... [et al.]; title: The governance of radio spectrum; license-exempt devices / Peter Anker, Wolter Lemstra, Vic Hayes; title: Exploring the future of wi-fi / Pierre Rossel, Matthias Finger; title: Reflections and implications for policy and strategy formation / Wolter Lemstra, John Groenewegen; title: Part 3 : Annexes.; title: Glossary / Wolter Lemstra; title: Timeline of major events related to wi-fi / Wolter Lemstra, Vic Hayes; title: Overview of IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standards / Vic Hayes; title: The wi-fi ecosystem / Gerd-Jan De Leeuw