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2017-03-28
CUHK proposes community Wi-Fi networks
Media: Telecom AsiaThe Chinese University of Hong Kong's (CUHK [1]) Faculty of Engineering [2] has proposed two business models designed to augment public Wi-Fi coverage and achieve the economic benefits of a Wi-Fi sharing community. The two models have been proposed by the Network Communications and Economics Lab (NCEL), led by the department's Professor Jianwei Huang. [1] http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/english/ [2] http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/ -
2017-03-23
CUHK's NCEL proposes community Wi-Fi network model
Media: Computer WorldCUHK [1]'s Faculty of Engineering [2] has proposed two innovative business models designed to improve public Wi-Fi coverage and achieve the economic benefits of a Wi-Fi sharing community.... [1] http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/english/ [2] http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/ -
2017-03-22
中大倡共享Wi-Fi網絡
Media: Ta Kung Pao和鄰近城市相比，香 港Wi-Fi熱點明顯不足，今年的施政報告內，仍以增加Wi-Fi熱 點為施政方針。香港中文大學信息工程學系副教授黃建偉，帶領網絡通信和經濟學實驗室（NCEL）團隊，參考西班牙公司的 共享Wi-Fi經驗，讓用戶在街上可使用高質量的Wi-Fi熱點。 曾經在香港新城市廣場，搜尋到20多個Wi- Fi熱點，但大部分都加了密碼，或是屬於特定的電訊供應商，使用Wi- Fi服務非常不便。」黃建偉想到，如果可以把大部分私人和商業的Wi-Fi熱點連起來，將形成一個龐大的Wi-Fi熱點 網絡。他的團隊提出「共享網絡」的方案，建議網絡供應商吸引個人用戶共享家中Wi-Fi熱 點，讓參與用戶可免費使用其他 用家的熱點，或付費使用這個共享Wi-Fi網絡。
