Forming New Mobile Networks With People-Borne Sensors 49
An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from Medical Daily: "Members of the public could form the backbone of powerful new mobile internet networks by carrying wearable sensors. According to researchers from Queen's University Belfast, the novel sensors could create new ultra high bandwidth mobile internet infrastructures and reduce the density of mobile phone base stations. The engineers from Queen's renowned Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), are working on a new project based on the rapidly developing science of body centric communications."
If it kills off the Internet, then good! (Score:3, Interesting)
From TFA: "Success in this field will not only bring major social benefits it could also bring significant commercial rewards for those involved."
If they're talking about a type of mesh network, then I say bring it on! Right now, things really don't look good for the "traditional" Internet as we know it. It's controllable servers, lap-dog ISPs, government p0wned routers, etc. One day, the net will just be Rupert Murdoch's pay-ground just as sure as cable TV went main stream in the 1980's.
Take out the centrality, enter the mesh. They stole our revolution - let's steal it back!!
(Sits back and waits for the sound of cynical laughter and replies beginning "In the real world...")
Sure. I'll do that. (Score:4, Interesting)
Because I've always wanted to be part of a hive.
Especially one geared towards tracking me and everyone near me.