Originally published December 1 2005
MIT campus becomes fully wireless
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Information Services & Technology installed the last of 2,800 wireless access points at MIT, making it one of the largest geographic areas served by a single wireless network.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology "unwired" last month when Information Services & Technology installed the last of 2,800 wireless access points, making the MIT campus one of the largest geographic entities - about 9.4 million square feet - served by a single wireless network.
IS&T and the MIT Museum are commemorating the achievement with an exhibition called "iSpots," which features three electronic real-time maps of campus wireless use projected onto large Plexiglas rectangles that appear to float in the room.
"Laptops and WiFi are creating a revolutionary change in the way that people work," said Carlo Ratti, architect and director of the SENSEable City Lab in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
"Having a fully wireless campus means people can be assured of using their computers anywhere they go," said Jerrold Grochow, MIT's vice president for information services and technology.
"As more IP-based devices come into being, I think we'll see a major change in the way members of the community interact.
And as wireless goes even further, perhaps throughout Cambridge, the concepts of campus and community will blend even further.
Even at its lowest point, wireless access holds at about one-third of the peak usage.
Business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) are the peak time for total wireless use on campus, with administrative and classroom buildings starting to increase at about 8 a.m.
The Sidney-Pacific graduate residence hall (NW86) and MIT Sloan (E51) frequently tie for most wireless use, according to urban studies and planning graduate student Sonya Huang, a member of Ratti's research group.
Campus denizens can access iSpots from their laptops on the SENSEable City Lab web site and can choose to identify their own red spots of wirelessness as they move from dorm to classroom.
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