Wireless Communications When Cell Phones, Internet Are Down

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"It's just a piece of code that you can have on your laptop or phone," says Santosh Vempala (Computer Science) of LifeNet, the mobile ad hoc networking software he helped create. "Once you have the software, the computers can communicate with each other, and you don't need infrastructure." Source: Fast Company

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computer networks, disaster relief, santosh vempala
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  • Created By: Mike Terrazas
  • Workflow Status: Draft
  • Created On: Aug 22, 2011 - 7:12am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:09pm