In this paper, a case is made for exploiting the inherent network diversity in wireless access available from different wireless and cellular networks, and of the operators that can be used to provide a sufficiently sustainable and reliable wireless communication link. Based on a real-world example of cellular networks that are currently deployed in a (small) town in the U.K., the paper shows that there is a substantial overlap in terms of coverage being offered by most operators (e.g. Vodafone, Orange etc.), and also currently to some extent even across networks (e.g. GPRS, 3G and/or WLANs).
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