According to a recent article in Wired News, American University in Washington is getting rid of wires. Students will use cell phones not desk phones for their voice communication and, assuming their computers are laptops and wireless-enabled, they will be able to surf the net and check email from anywhere on campus.
It's not clear from the article whether cell phone and wireless networking will also be used exclusively by faculty and staff, though it does mention that the efficiency of the wireless network will depend on a high-speed wired network already in place.
Posted by dcoates at May 30, 2002 08:46 AM