Friday, April 16, 2004
Most Unwired College Campuses
Posted by Pat Logsdon in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 08:00 PM
"Intel's "Most Unwired College Campuses" survey ranks the top 100 [U.S.] schools for wireless computing access. The survey reveals a growing number of schools across the country where students have the freedom to wirelessly access the Internet on notebook PCs [or Pocket PCs -PL] - without a traditional wired connection - and stay connected and informed whether they're in the dorm room, library or outdoors at the campus quad."
The top five colleges are:
•Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana
•Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
•The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
•Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio
•Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire
"The "Most Unwired College Campuses" survey findings are based on the number of hotspots, the number of undergraduates, number of computers and the computer to student ratio. The results were also based on the percentage of each college campus that is covered by wireless technology. The data was collected from university interviews and documents, and a variety of industry sources."
I live near the Claremont Colleges in California, where there are five undergraduate and two graduate schools on adjacent campuses. Walking my dog through the grounds several months ago revealed that most of the colleges were covered with a patchwork of WiFi networks with surprisingly few dead spots. Of the seven schools, two appear on this list: Harvey Mudd College at #21, and Pomona College at #82. How does your school stack up?
The top five colleges are:
•Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana
•Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
•The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
•Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio
•Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire
"The "Most Unwired College Campuses" survey findings are based on the number of hotspots, the number of undergraduates, number of computers and the computer to student ratio. The results were also based on the percentage of each college campus that is covered by wireless technology. The data was collected from university interviews and documents, and a variety of industry sources."
I live near the Claremont Colleges in California, where there are five undergraduate and two graduate schools on adjacent campuses. Walking my dog through the grounds several months ago revealed that most of the colleges were covered with a patchwork of WiFi networks with surprisingly few dead spots. Of the seven schools, two appear on this list: Harvey Mudd College at #21, and Pomona College at #82. How does your school stack up?
