By: Eric Towery TM 490 Wireless Cities

About Wireless Cities History of Wireless Cities Uses of WI-FI in a Community The Beneficial Users Problems

History Wi-Fi was invented in 1991 by AT&T in the Netherlands. Initially used for cashier systems Products called WaveLAN Vic Hayes – Father of Wi-Fi – involved in designing b and a standards Wireless cities use

Uses of Wi-Fi in a Community Councils Residents Businesses Tourists

Councils Working out in the field Working with different agencies Consistency

Public Safety City Wide Wireless System to deploy wireless cameras. Easier to spot problems to be quickly taken care of. Help with traffic management to be used in parking attendants and on the street to identify congestion due to a obstruction. Quicker response times to accidents. Social service workers can fill out work order forms to arrange repairmen to fix the problems.

Residents Accessibility Entertainment Social interactions

Tourists Gain the competitive edge where visitors expect to be around technology. Promote city growth Book accommodations online Becoming increasingly more comfortable every day

Business Travelers Research shows that 88% of business travelers feel it is important to be connected instantly throughout the day. In the United Kingdom, more than 689,000 hours a month is wasted waiting at the airports causing 450 million UK pounds per year due to down time. Take advantage of down time to log on the system and download large documents to review.

Problems with City Wi-Fi Who is going to pay for the system? Limitations Threats to Security Channel Pollution