Hotspots are locations where you can have access from mobile computers (such as a laptop or a PDA) without connection cables to networked services such as the internet. A hotspot is a center of high activity within a larger area of low activity. ... The tower of a personal computer. ...

A wireless network uses radio frequencies for the communication between computer devices and the Access Points which are basically radio frequency transmitters that work in the 2.4 GHz range. Wireless was an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph. ... Radio frequency, or RF, refers to that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in which electromagnetic waves can be generated by alternating current fed to an antenna. ... Communication is the process of exchanging information usually via a common system of symbols. ... A gigahertz is a billion hertz or a thousand megahertz, a measure of frequency. ...

Today many universities and schools have wireless networks in their campus. A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ... Wireless networks are telephone or computer networks that use radio as their carrier or physical layer. ...

Schools using wireless technologies

• Dartmouth College
• European Graduate School
• University of Maryland, College Park
• Middle East Technical University
• University of Toronto
• University of Central Arkansas

For other uses of the name Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The European Graduate School (EGS) in Switzerland is a privately-funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies (EGIS). ... University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in College Park, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. The flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to as the... Middle East Technical University (METU) (In Turkish: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly abbreviated as ODTÜ) is an international university well known for its qualified scientific education and research in the Middle East. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada, and by many definitions its most prestigious. ... The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the town of Conway, Arkansas. ...

External links

• Methodology for the Deployment of Effective Campus Wireless Environment Infrastructures research paper on requirements to deploy wi-fi networks in universities
• Intel Corp Most Unwired College Campuses