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University of Georgia: Wireless Cloud Permeates Athens
11/1/2002
But economic development d'esn't have to come from the outside. WAG wants the Zone to be a "sandbox" for ideas, a place where students and researchers can "build prototypes, experiment, and explore." There is an open-ended approach to the Zone that encourages innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, which Shamp hopes will lead to student-built companies. As he puts it, "It's these 21- and 22-year-olds who are going to come up with the exciting new ideas."
Finally, the WAGZone is about access. Shamp and his colleagues hope that the development of the cloud will prompt other wireless constituents to adopt compatible standards, establishing interoperability between systems that will lead to near-seamless access as wireless use increases. At the moment, UGA d'esn't have a consistent wireless program in place, and wireless access on campus consists of a series of "scattered clouds." One potential benefit of the WAGZone would be the eventual closing of all those gaps.
For more information on the Wireless Athens Group, visit www.nmi.uga.edu/research/wag or contact Dr. Scott Shamp at sshamp@arches.uga.edu.
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