From cafe culture to home schooling, remote community networks, and
smart cities, Wi-Fi is an invisible but fundamental element of
contemporary life. Loosely regulated, low-cost, and largely
overlooked by researchers, this technology has driven the rise of
the smartphone and broadband internet, and is a vital element in
the next wave of automation. Thomas, Wilken, and Rennie provide the
first comprehensive account of the social and cultural consequences
of Wi-Fi, highlighting the ways in which it has changed our homes,
communities, and cities. They discuss its origins as an
experimental technology, the conflicts generated around its
ownership and control, and the ideas and expectations attached to
it by technologists, activists, and entrepreneurs. The authors
reveal the ways in which Wi-Fi is an inherently social and
political technology, animated by conflicting aspirations for
local, public, and community control, and defined by private and
corporate interests. As this book shows, Wi-Fi has extended and
intensified our online lives while also promising a more inclusive
internet. Wi-Fi is essential reading for students and scholars of
media and communication, as well as anyone who wants a better
understanding of this ubiquitous and influential technology.
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