::fibreculture:: Reserach Area WiFi

[Simon Pain]

Niue a small Island in the South Pacific runs a free Wifi network.
http://www.niue.nu/iusn/history.htm

Regards,
Simon Pain
ABC New Media, IT


At 09:37 AM 15/08/2003 +0200, Dominik Buettiker wrote:
>Dear Listmembers,
>
>I am not completely sure if the fibreculture list is the right place to 
>post my
>request.  Who not dares will never know.
>
>Currently I am evaluating topics fo my Master thesis to conclude an MBA in 
>Media
>and Communication at University of St Gallen in Switzerland.
>
>I spent several years in Journalism, Internet business and activism and have a
>degree in media and social sciences.
>
>During endless sessions and workshops on the business potential of  any 
>kind of
>WiFi / WLAN applications or services I got the impression that so far no
>sustainable businessmodel is known. I see this as an opportunity; the real 
>value
>proposition of this technology is in the the non-profit to low profit zone.
>
>WLAN is  media for civil initiatives, neighborhood TV, citizen networks, tbc
>Out there is a lot of activism - and I want to add some academic thoughts 
>to it,
>and as well explore the possibilities of sustainable models to selffinance the
>activities.
>
>It is not easy to formulate some ad hoc hypothesis in order to explorfe the
>scientific depth of this topic.
>
>This is the reason I am adressing myself to this distinguished circle of
>researchers:
>Perhaps you can help me out either with contacts to researcher with 
>specialty in
>this field, publications articles or so on.
>
>Dominik Buettiker, Switzerland
>
>
>Dominik Buettiker
>Josefstrasse 36
>CH-8005 Zürich
>
>phone:   +41  01 272 69 87
>mobile: +41 79 577 32 02
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