3/4/2021
Tarence Rice Jr.’s dad led him to research drones and wireless communications – Rice Engineering [link]
8/4/2020
Ghasempour receives 2020 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award – AAAS [link]
4/24/2020
Researchers solve ‘link discovery’ problem for terahertz data networks – AAAS [link]
9/11/2018
Teaching Drones to Sniff Out Toxic Air – SMITHSONIAN.COM [link]
9/7/2018
Rice University researchers develop drones that detect chemical in the air – KHOU11 [link]
9/4/2018
Gas-sensing drones that map clouds of harmful pollution from the air – NEW ATLAS [link]
9/3/2018
These drones can detect gas leaks – CNET [link]
8/29/2018
NSF’s $1.5 Million Grant for Creation of Gas-Sensing Drones by Rice U. Engineers – AZO ROBOTICS [link]
8/28/2018
Gas Detecting Drone Wins $1.5M Funding From NSF – DRONEBELOW [link]
8/27/2018
Teaching Drones to Sniff Out Toxic Air – SMITHSONIAN.COM [link]
4/11/2017
Rice Engineering, Undergraduate research paper presented at international conference (pdf) ECE seniors Erica Chen and Ethan Heng, together with ECE grad student Sharan Naribole, co-authored the paper “LiRa: a WLAN architecture for Visible Light Communication with a Wi-Fi Uplink,” which has been accepted for presentation at the upcoming IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON) 2017. All three students are members of ECE department chair Edward Knightly’s research group.
10/26/2016
Houston Chronicle, Expanding Wi-Fi beyond our current bandwidth (pdf) Electrical engineer Edward Knightly wants to connect the world. Since 2004, he has worked with the Houston nonprofit Technology For All to …
10/21/2016
и-Маш, В стенах университета Райс создана новая радиоимпульсная … … из существующих коммуникационных парадигм” – рассказывает Эдвард Найтли (Edward Knightly), профессор из университета Райс.
10/18/2016
SemiEngineering, System Bits: Oct. 18 (pdf) Rice University engineering researchers Aydin Babakhani (left) and Edward Knightly are taking a page from the radio inventor Guglielmo…
10/14/2016
unocero (blog), En la búsqueda de enviar 1 terabit por segundo (pdf) … permitirá un nuevo conjunto de aplicaciones y de nuevos paradigmas en la comunicación”, dice Edward Knightly, otro de los investigadores.
10/14/2016
RF Globalnet, NSF Awards $12 Million For Radio Spectrum And Wireless Technology Research (pdf) Terabit-per-second Scale Networking: Design to Field Trials, Lab to Tower — Edward Knightly, Rice University.
10/13/2016
Fierce Wireless, Rice University researchers to use pulse-radio technology to deliver 1-terabit data (pdf) Inspired by none other than Italian radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi, researchers at Houston’s Rice University in Texas are working on a laser-free wireless system capable of delivering 1 terabit of data per second.
10/12/2016
New Atlas, In quest for one terabit per second wireless, radio returns to its roots (pdf) … radio will enable an entirely new set of wireless applications and communication paradigms,” says Edward Knightly, the principal investigator …
10/12/2016
Next Big Future, Pulse-radio technology design for 1-terabit wireless (pdf) “Breaking the terabit-per-second barrier with radio will enable an entirely new set of wireless applications and communication paradigms,” said Edward Knightly, professor and chair of Rice’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and …
10/12/2016
Компьютерное Обозрение, Радиокоммуникации достигли «лазерных» скоростей Новая система, разработанная Бабахани вместе с Эдвардом Найтли (Edward Knightly), повторяет конструкцию Маркони, однако …
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10/12/2016
cnBeta, 莱斯大学开发出速率达1-Tbps的无线传输系统 项目首席研究者Edward Knightly表示：“打破Tbps无线传输的边界，将开创出一套全新的无线应用和通信模式”。 Edward Knightley是这项研究的首席 …
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10/12/2016
Science & Technology Research News, Marconi inspires Rice University design for 1-terabit wireless (pdf) Rice wireless researchers are taking a page from radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi to create the first laser-free, wireless system capable of delivering 1 terabit of data per second. Aydin Babakhani, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Edward Knightly, department chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor computer science, are quoted. This article also appeared on Phys.org and RF Globalnet.
7/15/2016
The White House, An Advanced Wireless Research Initiative (pdf) The White House Administration announces an Advanced Wireless Research Initiative. The Obama Administration is announcing new steps to maintain U.S. leadership and win the next generation of mobile technology with the launch of a $400 million Advanced Wireless Research Initiative led by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A video was presented by the National Science Foundation at the White House sponsored Advanced Wireless Research Initiative event in Washington DC highlighting collaborative research between Rice University, Technology for All, and Baylor College of Medicine.
7/15/2016
National Science Foundation, NSF Leads Federal Effort to Boost Advanced Wireless Research (pdf) A photo of Rice University’s Argos Network for the $2.4 million collaborative NSF grant won by Rice researchers Lin Zhong, Edward Knightly, and Ashu Sabharwal is featured on the NSF website announcing the new White House initiative.
7/15/2016
Rice University News and Media, Rice research featured during White House announcement of new wireless initiative (pdf) Edward Knightly, professor and department chair of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Rice Wireless Network Group, appears in the video and attended the White House ceremony in Washington, DC.
8/20/2015
Bloomberg Business, UHF Wi-Fi: A way to maximize bandwidth (pdf) The underutilized UHF band is perfect for wireless data and can carry for miles and is not blocked by walls or trees, researchers at Rice University said. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted. Graduate student Xu Zhang is mentioned.
8/14/2015
Computer World, How new ‘white space’ rules could lead to an urban super-Wi-Fi (pdf) The underutilized UHF band is perfect for wireless data and can carry for miles, not blocked by walls or trees, researchers at Rice University said. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, and graduate student Xu Zhang are mentioned.
8/14/2015
Science360.gov, NSF Science Now: Episode 36 Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is featured for the first system that allows wireless data transmissions over UHF channels during active TV broadcasts, which was developed by Rice engineers.
7/22/2015
In Compliance Magazine, University Tests Wireless Data Transfer Over Active TV Channels (pdf) To demonstrate that wireless service providers can use the ultra high frequency (UHF) spectrum without interfering with television broadcasters, engineers at Rice University developed a technology for transmitting data over active TV channels.
7/22/2015
IEEE Spectrum, System Does Wi-Fi in Occupied TV Channels (pdf) Internet providers have been hoping to get their hands on precious low frequency UHF channels unused by broadcast TV. But maybe they can share those that are still in use.Engineers at Rice University in Houston, Tex., created the first device that allows wireless Internet in a UHF channel that is already occupied by a TV broadcast.
7/22/2015
everythingRF, Rice University Tests WiFi Over Active TV Channels (pdf) Rice University engineers have demonstrated the first system that allows wireless data transmissions over UHF channels during active TV broadcasts.
7/15/2015
FierceWireless, Rice University’s WATCH transmits data in TV white spaces without disturbing active broadcasts (pdf)
Researchers at Rice University have successfully demonstrated a system that can transmit wireless data over television white space (TVWS) during active broadcasts.
7/15/2015
Network World, Researchers suggest new method to improve Wi-Fi propagation (pdf) Rice University engineers have demonstrated the first system that allows wireless data transmissions over UHF channels during active TV broadcasts. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted. Graduate student Xu Zhang is mentioned.
(Similar articles appeared in Tendencias21.net, MonteVideo, Madrimasd.org, Omicrono and Bitacoras.)
7/15/2015
Tech Times, Wireless data successfully transmitted over active TV channels (pdf)
7/14/2015
EE Herald, WATCH by Rice researchers smartly uses TV UHF band to offer super Wi-Fi (pdf)
7/14/2015
Houston Public Media, Rice University: New tech could send Wi-Fi over TV signals (pdf)
7/15/2015
New Atlas, There is a way to use dying UHF channels for ‘super Wi-Fi’ data connections (pdf)
7/14/2015
RCR Wireless News, Researchers send data over UHF ‘super’ Wi-Fi (pdf)
7/15/15
Mumbai Mirror, Beaming the Internet through traditional television signals (pdf)
(This article also appeared in Pune Mirror.)
7/15/2015
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7/15/2015
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7/13/2015
TVTechnology, Rice transmits data on active UHF channels (pdf) Rice University engineers have demonstrated the first system that allows wireless data transmissions over UHF channels during active TV broadcasts. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted. Graduate student Xu Zhang is mentioned. (This article also appeared in Radio Mag Online.)
7/13/2015
ECNMag.com, Engineers test wireless data delivery over active TV channels (pdf) Rice University engineers have demonstrated the first system that allows wireless data transmissions over UHF channels during active TV broadcasts. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted. Graduate student Xu Zhang is mentioned.
(This article also appeared in several other media outlets, including Space Daily, and was featured on the home page of Science 360.)
7/13/2015
Science Daily, Wireless data delivery over active TV channels tested (pdf)
(This article also appeared in Topix, Press-News.org, Cellular News, ScienceNewsline, e! Science News and Wireless Design & Development.)
7/13/2015
Rice tests wireless data delivery over active TV channels (pdf)
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6/29/2015
Two Best Paper awards: ACM MobiHoc’15 and IEEE SECON’15 (pdf) Two best paper awards in one week.
October 2014
Virtual Duplex: Scaling Dense WLANs wins best paper at the 2014 IEEE Workshop on Cognitive Radio Architectures for Broadband.
Adriana B. Flores and Edward W. Knightly have received the Best Paper Award for the paper, “Virtual Duplex: Scaling Dense WLANs and Eliminating Contention Asymmetry,” at 2014 IEEE Workshop on Cognitive Radio Architectures for Broadband.
9/10/2014
Rice wireless experts tap unused TV spectrum (pdf) Experts create multiuser, multiantenna scheme to make most of UHF band. Researchers from Rice University’s Wireless Network Group unveiled a multiuser, multiantenna transmission scheme for UHF, which combines several proven technologies that are already widely used in wireless data transmission.
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Science Daily
Phys.org
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Sciencenewsline.com
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(This article also appeared in SpaceMart, R&D Magazine, Cellular-News and IndustrialInfo.com.)
9/10/2014
Gizmodo, Rural areas may soon get high-speed Wi-Fi over unused TV bands (pdf) Rice researchers presented a use for UHF TV spectrum at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiCom 2014 conference in Hawaii. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, and graduate student Narendra Anand are quoted. Graduate student Ryan Guerra is mentioned.
(This article also appeared in Gizmodo Australia.)
9/11/2014
TV Technology, White Space MIMO (pdf) Rice University researchers unveiled transmission scheme for UHF spectrum.
9/10/2014
Science 2.0, Wireless for miles, by leveraging unused UHF TV spectrum (pdf) Researchers from Rice University’s Wireless Network Group unveiled a multiuser, multiantenna transmission scheme for UHF, which combines several proven technologies that are already widely used in wireless data transmission.
(This article also appeared in TechFresh and Laboratory Equipment.)
9/11/2014
AZosensors.com, Rice researchers unveil multiuser, multiantenna transmission scheme for UHF spectrum (pdf) Rice University wireless researchers have found a way to make the most of the unused UHF TV spectrum by serving up fat streams of data over wireless hotspots that could stretch for miles.
7/9/2014
MUTE: Sounding Inhibition in MU-MIMO WLANs wins best paper at IEEE SECON 2014. Oscar Bejarano, Eugenio Magistretti, Omer Gurewitz, and Edward W. Knightly have received the Best Paper Award for the paper, “MUTE: Sounding Inhibition for Mu-MIMO WLANs,” at IEEE SECON 2014. The premiere conference on sensing, communication, and networking was held in Singapore on June 30 – July 3, 2014. Also featured in ECE Rice News.
6/24/2014
Rice University News and Media, Terahertz tech gets a major push at Rice. (pdf) Rice University scientists, Mittelman, Knightly, Kono and Babakhani have received a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop terahertz-based technology that could enable a dramatic advance in wireless communications and other disciplines.
10/18/2013
Fitel, Presentan al MTC bondades de la tecnología estadounidense SuperWifi. (pdf) Edward Knightly, investigador principal de la Universidad de Rice de Houston-Texas, presentó las bondades de la tecnología “Whitespaaces”, también conocida como “SuperWifi”, que facilita un acceso eficiente a internet a través de una conexión inalámbrica que utiliza los espacios en blanco existentes en las bandas de transmisión de los canales de TV.
8/15/2013
Art in America, World on a Wire: Mary Ellen Carroll Creates New Connections in New Orleans (pdf) Bringing Super Wi-Fi (a service that travels further and penetrates walls better than traditional 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi) to underserviced areas of Greater New Orleans.
6/24/2013
Rice University News and Media, Artist eyes unused TV channels for New Orleans project. (pdf) Conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll’s latest vision, ‘Prospect.3 New Orleans’ project would use Rice University ‘Super WiFi’ being developed by the Rice’s Wireless Network Group, directed by Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering.
2/7/2013
NBC News, No, Obama’s Not Giving You Free ‘Super Wi-Fi’ (pdf) Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted in an article about “Super Wi-Fi” technology.
1/31/2013
Expansion.mx, El desarrollo de la tecnologia Super WiFi podria llevar internet a todos (pdf)
9/1/2012
MNN.com, ‘Super WiFi’ poised for growth (pdf)
The first deployment of Super Wi-Fi came last year by Rice University in Houston, Texas…
8/22/2012
Iowa Farmer Today, ‘Super WiFi’ may bring faster Internet (pdf)
Rice “Super WiFi” research might bring faster Internet service to rural areas. Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.
1/13/2012
Innovation News Daily, New Wi-Fi Network Rides Unused TV Airwaves (pdf)
Nestled between airwaves owned by U.S. TV stations are slices of unused, un-owned broadcasting frequencies—and a new project by Microsoft hopes to use that space to deliver more-efficient, faster wireless Internet. But the project comes at a time of uncertainty about who, if anyone, will ultimately own these free frequencies. The future of this and similar innovations depends on pending legislation that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski discussed at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.
6/29/2011
KHOU 11 News, Rice students turn Houston home into super Wi-Fi hot spot (pdf)
6/3/2011
Ya misiones.com (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Proponen extender el alcance de las redes WiFi usando antenas de televisión (pdf)
5/26/2011
Noticias del 6 (Buenos Aires Argentina), Conectividad, hasta con antenas de TV, probarán investigadores de EE.UU. en Misiones (pdf)
5/26/2011
Actualidad Sur, Misones sería prueba piloto para un novedoso sistema de Wi Fi (pdf)
Con la participación de Investigadores de la Universidad RICE de Houston, Texas (USA), se llevó a cabo esta mañana una conferencia de prensa con el objeto de informar a la población acerca de avances en alternativas tecnológicas para garantizar la conectividad, en el marco del Plan Estratégico de Comunicación y Conectividad Provincial. Se trata de un proyecto que pretende extender el alcance de las redes WiFi usando las señales de televisión.
5/26/2011
Radio Cataratas, Misiones será prueba piloto para un novedoso sistema de Wi-Fi (pdf)
Es un proyecto de investigadores de la universidad de Rice, Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos, que se intenta aplicar como alternativa tecnológica para garantizar la conectividad, en el marco del plan estratégico de Comunicación y conectividad provincial. La intención es extender el alcance de las redes WiFi usando las señales de televisión.
4/21/2011
Fierce Wireless, Rice University brings white-space network to Houston (pdf) Rice University–in partnership with its wireless communications researchers and nonprofit Technology For All (TFA)–announced it will offer prototype in-home white-space hotspot to Houston locals and graduate students involved in putting the trial together.
4/21/2011
Pune Mirror (India), Houston grandmother becomes US’s first ‘Super Wi-Fi’ user (pdf)
4/20/2011
The Atlantic, Granny uses ‘Super Wi-Fi’ to watch YouTube Videos (pdf)
Thanks to a partnership between Rice University wireless communications researchers and Houston nonprofit Technology For All, a Houston resident and grandmother’s home has become a “Super Wi-Fi” hot spot this month. Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, and Ryan Guerra, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering, are quoted or mentioned.
4/20/2011
UrgentComm.com, More and more, white-space use is looking like a rural play (pdf)
4/20/2011
IT World.com, First white spaces access point gives grandma the Internet (pdf)
4/20/2011
Slashdot, First White Spaces AP Gives Grandma the Internet (pdf)
4/20/2011
Macleans (Canada), WiFi on Steroids: Could ‘White Space’ save Canada’s Internet? (pdf)
4/20/2011
Fast Company, Houston grandma is nation’s first ‘Super Wi-Fi’ adopter (pdf)
Thanks to a partnership between Rice University wireless communications researchers and Houston nonprofit Technology For All, a Houston resident and grandmother’s home has become a “Super Wi-Fi” hot spot this month. Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, and Ryan Guerra, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering, are quoted or mentioned in the articles. Guerra is pictured in the Fast Company, the Register and TheGadgetGuyColumn.com articles.
3/19/2011
The Register (U.K.), Texas grandma gets first ‘Super Wi-Fi’ (pdf)
3/19/2011
PC World, 1st white spaces access point gives grandma the internet (pdf) (This article also appeared in Computerworld, NetworkWorld.com, IDG.no and CIO.com.)
3/19/2011
InfoTech, Rice University, TFA partnership makes Houston grandmother’s home ‘Super Wi-Fi’ hot spot (pdf)
3/19/2011
TMCNet.com, ‘Super Wi-Fi’ white spaces test launches in east Houston neighborhood (pdf)
3/19/2011
TMCNet.com, ‘Super WiFi’ hotspot gives 3-mile range (pdf)
4/19/2011
TheGadgetGuyColumn.com, Houston grandmother is nation’s 1st ‘Super Wi-Fi’ user, thanks to Rice University (pdf)
4/19/2011
DSLReports.com, Houston grandma gives white space broadband a spin (pdf)
4/18/2011
Houston Chronicle, Houston gets nation’s first ‘super WiFi’ hot spot: Pecan Park (pdf)
10/15/2010
Free Press, Profs Bring Free White Space Broadband to Working Class Houston (audio) (pdf)
Interview with Free Press.
10/12/2010
Television Business, Rice University professors win grant to build WhiteFi network (pdf)
Rice won a $1.8 million grant this summer from the National Science Foundation to expand Rice’s free-to-use testbed network in east Houston from Wifi to white spaces. Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.
10/11/2010
Arstechnica, Profs bring free “Super WiFi” to working-class Houston (pdf)
A couple dozen residents of the working-class Pecan Park neighborhood in Houston are about to do something few Americans have yet tried—access the Internet through a wireless connection that uses the empty TV-band “white spaces.” And the federal government is picking up the tab.
(This article also appeared on Benton Foundation.)
10/1/2010
Electronic Design, Wi-Fi And White Space Combo Promises Better Broadband Wireless (pdf)
Bringing broadband connections to underserved areas is high on the agenda for the National Broadband Plan. Wireless is going to play a major role in filling this need. For example, Wi-Fi is a good possibility as it is inexpensive and widely available while offering very high data rates.
9/24/2010
Broadcast Engineering, Rice University to test FCC’s white-space initiative (pdf)
Rice University professor Edward Knightly said they’ll make sure a frequency is free and clear to use before they send or receive signals over their “White-Fi” network.
9/23/2010
PCWorld, FCC Approves White Space “Wi-Fi on Steroids” (pdf)
With a unanimous, bipartisan vote of the FCC commissioners, the unused television broadcast spectrum has been unleashed for use in wireless networking.
9/23/2010
InformationWeek, FCC Approves ‘White Spaces’ (pdf)
Rice researchers have won a $1.8 million federal grant to test wireless technology that uses dormant television channels to deliver high-speed broadband Internet service. Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.
(This article also appeared on TechWeb.com.)
9/22/2010
InformationWeek, FCC Hopes White Spaces Vote Appeases Critics (pdf)
With its National Broadband Plan and net neutrality efforts likely to remain bogged down in political infighting until after the November elections, the Federal Communications Commission is hoping its Thursday vote on white spaces spectrum will give it a victory and demonstrate that it can still deliver advanced technology for consumers while at the same time promoting business innovation.
9/21/2010
Rice Media, Rice University experts can discuss Thursday’s FCC decision regarding use of ‘white space’ television spectrum (pdf) Two Rice University wireless communications experts are available to comment on the Federal Communications Commission’s decision this Thursday regarding a proposed rule that would free up so-called “white space,” portions of the radio spectrum that have previously been set aside for television broadcasts.
9/14/2010
Industry Week, FCC’s approval of ‘white spaces’ could spark next technology revolution (pdf) Nearly two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission approved using of the “white space” spectrum to serve as free universal broadband access.
9/14/2010
Satellite TODAY, FCC Schedules ‘White Space’ Wi-Fi Spectrum Proposal Vote (pdf)
9/13/2010
Information Week, FCC Expected To Approve White Spaces (pdf) After lying dormant for more than two years, the idea of using so-called “white spaces” spectrum for a sort of free universal broadband access is likely to be approved by the FCC at its September 23 meeting, but actual implementation of the Wi-Fi complementary technology will likely remain in limbo.
9/9/2010
L’Atelier, Utiliser les fréquences TV délaissées pour étendre l’accès au web? (audio) (pdf) Pour développer les réseaux Internet et offrir un accès moins onéreux aux populations non desservies, pourquoi ne pas utiliser les “white space” des fréquences hertziennes ?
9/7/2010
KUHF Radio, Rice University researchers have won a $1.8 million federal grant to test wireless technology that uses dormant television channels to deliver high-speed broadband internet service. KUHF Radio interview with Edward Knightly by Ed Mayberry. (audio) (pdf) The grant allows researchers to take advantage of new federal rules that allow the use of unused sections of the TV spectrum.
9/3/2010
Before It’s News, Melding Wi-Fi With Digital TV ‘White Space’; Rice To Test Use Of TV Spectrum In TFA High-Speed Broadband Network (pdf)
9/2/2010
Tech Zone 360, Melding Wi-Fi with Digital TV White Space to Meet Coverage, Capacity and Energy Efficiency Needs of Networks (pdf)
9/2/2010
PHYSORG.com, Melding WiFi with digital TV ‘white space’ (pdf)
9/2/2010
Rice University News and Media, Melding Wi-Fi with digital TV ‘white space’ (pdf) Nearly two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission approved using of the “white space” spectrum to serve as free universal broadband access.
7/14/2010
Embassy, Google says government should follow U.S. lead on unlicensed, ‘white space’ spectrum (pdf) Canada’s transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting next year will open up so-called “white space” spectrum that the U.S. has defined as unlicensed and, if Canada follows suit, could lead to innovations in wireless broadband, Jacob Glick, Google‘s Canadian policy counsel, told The Wire Report.
3/26/2010
Technology For All, Connecting (pdf) What began as a chance meeting in Monterey, California ten years ago has resulted in personal and digital connections that have advanced wireless research and created an opportunity for four young people in a low-income Houston neighborhood to enjoy the NCAA Sweet 16 regionals in Houston this weekend.
10/2/2008
ARS, Popping no-coverage bubbles in citywide WiFi networks (pdf) A Rice University graduate student working with advisors at his institution and Hewlett Packard developed and tested a technique that could dramatically improve how outdoor, metropolitan-scale WiFi networks are planned and deployed, while also reducing the cost and time involved in getting a network’s footprint right.
9/30/2008
Science Daily, Zeroing In On Wi-Fi ‘Dead Zones’ To Inexpensively Fill Gaps In Wireless Networks (pdf)
9/26/2008
Daily India, Wi-Fi ‘dead zones’ may soon be history (pdf)
6/13/2008
iHealthBeat Audio Report, Project Tests Handheld Devices To Monitor Chronic Disease in Low-Income Area in Houston (pdf)
6/5/2008
Rice News, Rice Team Brings Wireless Internet to Houston Community (pdf)
04/24/2008:
Houston Public Radio, Federal Grant Funds Study on Wireless Health Monitoring (pdf)
04/11/2008:
Rice News, Baker Institute highlights digitally connected communities (pdf)
02/05/2008:
KHOU 11, Bringing wireless Internet to the masses (video)
08/29/2007:
Fox 26 Houston, One East Houston Section Wi-Fi Friendly (video no longer available)
05/01/2007:
Houston Chronicle, El uso de internet entre los hispanos de Houston (pdf)
04/04/2007:
ABC13, Can Houston fit into an Internet bubble?
3/2007:
Univision Story (video)
2/15/2007:
Houston Chronicle, Wireless Project Breaks New Ground (pdf)
8/06/2006:
Edward Knightly on IEEE Spectrum Radio
8/2006:
Technology For All Wireless, Deployment, Measurements, and New Applications, Greater Houston Partnership (pdf)
7/2006:
IEEE Spectrum, Wi-Fi Nodes to Talk Amongst Themselves (pdf)
9/22/2005:
Rice News, Doctoral Student Helps Provide Wireless Computer Access (pdf)
6/2005:
IEEE Internet Computing Magazine, Municipal Wireless Networks Open New Access and Old Debates (pdf)
5/29/2005:
Austin American-Statesman, Phone Companies’ TV Plan Is Dead, Rare Defeat for Powerful SBC Lobby (pdf)
5/27/2005:
National Journal Technology Daily, Researchers Say ‘Mega Broadband’ Just Around The Corner (pdf)
3/21/2005:
Telecomweb, Poor Texans Get Free Wi-Fi (pdf)
3/3/2005:
Local11 News Story (audio)
3/3/2005:
Community Cam News (audio)
3/3/2005:
Houston Chronicle, Wireless networks don’t click with some
3/3/2005:
Slashdot.org, Free Wi-Fi Threatened? (pdf)
3/3/2005:
Blogs of War, Phil King Attempts to Ban Free Internet Access (pdf)
2/24/2005:
Rice News, Bringing Wireless Internet to Houston’s East End (pdf)
2/22/2005:
Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine, High speed Wireless Internet Connections to Houston’s East End for Low-income Residents (pdf)