Bluetooth vs wi-fi

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Monday, August 11, 2003

India unwired

Media Lab Asia’s DakNet project is an interesting and innovative use of Wi-Fi. Here, a high-speed Internet hub is set up in a city connected via RF links with a vehicle. The vehicle houses 802.11x access points and village kiosks are set up that can connect to the Internet as and when this vehicle comes in range. A bus serving several villages can provide postman-like e-mail delivery and information exchange at minimal infrastructural cost and investment. 

And so, while we spent the last ten years wiring up India, we can spend the next ten, unwiring it.

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