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A group of Cal researchers known as TIER (Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions) managed to do the highly unprofitable—establish over 200 miles of Wi-Fi link in Venezuela. But they did it to break a world record, not to bring internet connectivity to the nation’s netless. Really, though, who cares about motive? We’re sure the Venezuelans don’t.
We applaud TIER’s efforts to get into the record books, especially since some believe world-wide internet access is somewhat essential for humanity’s continued existence. Now all that’s left is to make a bad joke about how some of us are still waiting for ultracheap Wi-Fi.
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Helping Wi-Fi Reach World’s Poor [Daily Cal]
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Jul 26, 2008 at 9:58 pm
William Gibson said the internet would eventually lead to the dissolution of nation-states.
The printing press led to the formation of the nation-state, and the internet could have similar repercussions.
The rapid availability of internet could accelerate the dissolution of the nation-state.