In June 2012, the New England Board of Higher Education announced its participation in the AIR.U consortium.
An initial goal of AIR.U (Advanced Internet Regions) is to create the roadmap for deploying Super Wi- Fi networks and to upgrade the broadband available to underserved campuses and their surrounding communities. By using unlicensed access to unused television channels (TV band "white spaces" referred to as Super Wi-Fi), universities and neighboring communities will be able to significantly expand the coverage and capacity of high-speed wireless connectivity both on and off campus.
If you would like to listen to our recent webinar discussing how New England colleges and universities can participate and benefit from White Space applications and the AIR.U initiative, please see the link below:
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Or you can look through our power point presentation:
Detailed information about AIR.U can be found here: AIR.U
For more information and/or questions about this work, please contact Monnica Chan at mchan@nebhe.org or Ian Davis at idavis@nebhe.org.
