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Community Wi-fi

Community Wi-Fi is a public wireless internet access infrastructure deployed within a localized geographic area to provide shared, often free or low-cost broadband connectivity to residents, distinguishing itself from commercial or private networks by its focus on digital inclusion and community-driven or municipally supported governance.

41

Publications

1.4K

Citations

120

Authors

54

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

Variants

Community Wireless Networking

Parents

Publications

41

Evolution and Impact of Wi-Fi Technology and Applications: A Historical Perspective

Kaveh Pahlavan, Prashant Krishnamurthy · International Journal of Wireless Information Networks · 2020 · 173 citations

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Community and social interaction in the wireless city: wi-fi use in public and semi-public spaces

Keith N. Hampton, Neeti Gupta · New Media & Society · 2008 · 140 citations

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Municipal WiFi and interactive displays: Appropriation of new technologies in public urban spaces

Johanna Ylipulli, Tiina Suopajärvi, Timo Ojala et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 2013 · 81 citations

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The Innovation journey of Wi-Fi: the road to global success

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 69 citations

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Going Wi-Fi in Canada: Municipal and community initiatives

Alison Powell, Leslie Regan Shade · Government Information Quarterly · 2006 · 53 citations · Full text

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Authors

120

  1. AP
    Alison Powell

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 97 citations

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  2. HA
    Hesham Ali

    Mansoura University, Egypt

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  3. LG
    Lin Gao

    Harbin Institute of Technology, China

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  4. JH
    Jianwei Huang

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  5. AM
    Abdelnasser M. Abdelaal

    University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

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Institutions

54

  1. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    177 citations

  2. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    224 citations

  3. Athens University of Economics and Business

    Athens, Greece

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    97 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    76 citations

  5. Toronto Metropolitan University

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  6. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  7. University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Omaha, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    71 citations

  8. Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Community Informatics

    JoCI · 3 publications · 74 citations

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  2. New Media & Society

    2 publications · 185 citations

    2

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  3. Telematics and Informatics

    2 publications · 83 citations

    2

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  4. Mobile Networks and Applications

    MONET · 2 publications · 39 citations

    2

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  5. Information Communication & Society

    ICS · 1 publications · 44 citations

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