Principal Investigator Andrew Lippman
Project Website http://viral.media.mit.edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/airmobs/
Air Mobs is a community-based P2P cross-operator, cross-device approach for cases where the normal mobile operator network fails to provide service, when no open WiFi Internet is available, or roaming costs are too high. Air Mobs barter air time between mobile phone users to get you the link that you need when you need it. Air Mobs uses proximal radio to locate and establish a link though another device that routes to the Internet. The member that provides the routing link will gain air time credit points that he can later use to get a link though another member when he is out of service. Air Mobs creates synergies between different operator networks that otherwise wouldn't exist. Air Mobs tries to maximize the overall social value of community members and empower users to take ownership on their devices and the networks they use.