Neighbourhood Internet Service Provider
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A neighborhood internet service provider (NISP) is a small scale broadband
internet service provider
targeted at a single subdivision or neighborhood. They are built in a neighborhood to provide internet access to residents in the community, often using rooftop antennas in a hub-and-spoke arrangement to bridge the last few hundred feet to the residences (or possibly businesses).
With the right number of subscribers a NISP can easily cost less than the traditional DSL and cable
lines. Such a network requires a local network engineer (often a volunteer) to maintain network integrity and monitor the quality of service
.
There are firms that will install and maintain such a network, but there are other options. For instance, a loosely knit community might use WiFi mesh
to connect collectively owned access points.
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
targeted at a single subdivision or neighborhood. They are built in a neighborhood to provide internet access to residents in the community, often using rooftop antennas in a hub-and-spoke arrangement to bridge the last few hundred feet to the residences (or possibly businesses).
With the right number of subscribers a NISP can easily cost less than the traditional DSL and cable
Cable internet
In telecommunications, cable Internet access, often shortened to cable Internet or simply cable, is a form of broadband Internet access that uses the cable television infrastructure. Like digital subscriber line and fiber to the premises services, cable Internet access provides network edge...
lines. Such a network requires a local network engineer (often a volunteer) to maintain network integrity and monitor the quality of service
Quality of service
The quality of service refers to several related aspects of telephony and computer networks that allow the transport of traffic with special requirements...
.
There are firms that will install and maintain such a network, but there are other options. For instance, a loosely knit community might use WiFi mesh
Mesh networking
Mesh networking is a type of networking where each node must not only capture and disseminate its own data, but also serve as a relay for other nodes, that is, it must collaborate to propagate the data in the network....
to connect collectively owned access points.