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Showing 1 to 20 of 194 for “"Internet access"”.
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High speed internet access using cellular infrastructure
The way that the Internet is accessed has changed dramatically in recent years. In addition to wire line connections such as dial-up, xDSL, cable modems or optical fiber, wireless implementations are gaining market share based on technologies such as WiFi, WiMAX, MBWA, satellite and cell phone …
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Integration Of Real-Time Experiments With Internet Access
The revolution of Internet – enabled instrumentation is emerging as a revolution in Measurement and Automation. New standards are being developed for transmitting data and connecting instruments to the Internet. The main purpose of this thesis is to design and develop a system to Integrate various …
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Circumvention of censorship of internet access and publication
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Private sector provision of Internet access in rural India
… a number of ongoing projects seek to provide internet access to rural areas by combining computer, internet, and other telecommunications technologies in a profitable business model. Yet, in spite of growing interest in this work, few formal evaluations have been performed on specific projects …
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Game Theoretic Models of Connectivity Among Internet Access Providers
The Internet has a loosely hierarchical structure. At the top of the hierarchy are the backbones, also called Internet Access Providers (hereafter IAPs). The second layer of the hierarchy is comprised of Internet Service Providers (hereafter ISPs). At the bottom of the hierarchy are the end users, …
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Bridging the Rural - Urban Digital Divide in Residential Internet Access
… urban areas in the percentage of households that access the Internet at home (a discrepancy commonly known as the "digital divide"). The theoretical framework underlying a household's Internet adoption decision is examined, with emphasis on the roles that household characteristics, network …
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A Study of Remote Area Internet Access with Embedded Power Generation
… tools to evaluate the alternatives to provide Internet access with embedded power generation in remote areas. The objective is to provide a screening tool for policy makers to analyze possible telecom and power alternatives. Results from the study demonstrate the technical alternatives to …
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The Role of Computer and Internet Access in Business Students' Acceptance of E-Learning Technology
… the disparity or gap between those who have access to computers and the Internet and those who do not (Hoffman and Novak, 1998; NTIA, 1999b; Carey, Chisholm and Irwin, 2002; Vail, 2003 Zeliff, 2004; Glenn, 2005). The Technology Acceptance Model developed by Davis, Bagozzi, and Warshaw (1989) …
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The digital divide in South Africa : identifying emerging inequalities in Internet access and online public spheres
… for the first time an analysis of South African Internet access and Internet users, in the context of existing digital divide theory. Four possible models of digital divides will be tested by assessing Internet access, Internet users and Internet user behaviour. The first part of this thesis …
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Dude, where's my internet: an examination of broadband internet access, infrastructure, and potential for expansion in Missouri
Broadband Internet is increasingly becoming a necessity in today's society. Providers of these services are expanding access to the high-speed Internet as well as its speed and capacity. With the recent release of the National Broadband Map and the National Telecommunications and Information Agency …
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A Combined WiMAX/DSRC Approach to Vehicular Networking
From wireless Internet access at cafes to the expanding popularity of smart phones, ubiquitous Internet access has generated much public demand and research. Supplying broadband Internet access for in-vehicle applications is a research area still in its infancy. This thesis examines the strengths …
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Understanding the market and access gaps present in South Africas broadband internet sector
Internet access is a prerequisite for meaningful individual and national participation in the knowledge economy and removing barriers to such access serves broader national socio-economic policy imperatives. This critical review of the literature posed the questions: What is South Africa's current …
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Beyond the Tall, Tall Trees: Exploring Land and Digital Literacy in Rural Appalachia
… I studied the ways land impacted their access to digital infrastructures and internet access and presented the following questions: how does land impeded access and support access to broadband infrastructure in Giles County? How does land impact what digital literacies residents in Giles …
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The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa
Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the …
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Mitigating Network Service Disruptions in High-bandwidth, Intermittently Connected, and Peer-to-Peer Networks
… to offer more bandwidth, allow users to access the Internet almost everywhere, and provide cheap or free network services using peer-to-peer networks. These three trends underlie the growing success of today's Internet. However, (1) high-bandwidth can empower more effective …
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Residential Broadband Access for Students at Walters State Community College.
… this study was to determine the availability of internet access for students attending Walters State Community College during the spring semester 2010. In particular, it is unknown to what degree broadband internet access is available in the counties that Walters State considers the service area …
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Broadband Internet portal strategy analysis for telecom company
This paper analyzes the changes in the Internet portal business strategy for telecom and other Internet access service providers (ISPs) because broadband Internet access is becoming the standard due to the rapid technology development and growth of Internet access needs and services. I provide some …
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