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Tourists and Municipal Wi-Fi Networks (MWN): The Case of Lugano (Switzerland)

In: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2015

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  • Anna Picco-Schwendener

    (University of Lugano)

  • Lorenzo Cantoni

    (University of Lugano)

Abstract

Being always connected is among the new needs of tourists, who are using more and more smartphones for that goal. Still, data roaming costs are a major obstacle to that end. If hotel Wi-Fi connections are offering part of the solution, municipal Wi-Fi networks are the most interesting offer for connectivity on the go, a connectivity offered both to own citizens and tourists. The touristic city of Lugano (Switzerland) has been offering an open Wi-Fi network since 2008. In the paper usage data, assessed via log files as well as via a survey automatically displayed to connecting users, are presented and discussed, providing a vivid profile of users (personas), and of their usage-patterns; they also offer insights about the difference between citizens and tourists when it comes to their usage of the Wi-Fi network.

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  • Anna Picco-Schwendener & Lorenzo Cantoni, 2015. "Tourists and Municipal Wi-Fi Networks (MWN): The Case of Lugano (Switzerland)," Springer Books, in: Iis Tussyadiah & Alessandro Inversini (ed.), Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2015, edition 127, pages 565-578, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-14343-9_41
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14343-9_41
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    1. Tang, Xu & Tan, Ziyan & Hu, Shiyuan & Geng, Hong, 2019. "Evaluating spatial service and layout efficiency of municipal Wi-Fi facilities for SmartCity planning: A case study of Wuhan city, China," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 101-110.
    2. Nadzeya Kalbaska & Tomasz Janowski & Elsa Estevez & Lorenzo Cantoni, 2017. "When digital government matters for tourism: a stakeholder analysis," Information Technology & Tourism, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 315-333, September.

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