Category Archives: Communication Networks

Communication networks are networks built for communication. Sone of the best known communication networks are the internet and the telephone network.

How does wireless communication work?

Always complaining because your Wi-Fi does not work well? Here are the reasons!

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The quest for a better Internet

The internet is growing quickly. How can it remain as fast as it is now?

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The quantum Internet - A glimpse into the future

How will our communications be like in the future when the Internet will turn quantum?

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"Look it up on the Internet!" - How Web Search Works

Whatever we want to know - from scientific discovery to home renovation - the answer is usually the same: `Look…

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KNAW Symposium on Networks!

In the evening of 16 October a wonderful symposium on Networks took place in the public library of Amsterdam.

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Complex Networks: an online course for Dutch high-school students.

In recent years, the University of Amsterdam has been offering online courses (webklassen) aimed at high school students. These courses…

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Word usages reflect network community structure on Twitter

Networks can be found everywhere, and are also present in social media platforms such as Twitter. On Twitter, users can…

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Why the whole world has seen Gangnam style

Have you ever wondered what makes a video go viral? Or how it is possible that they can spread so…

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PWN Vakantiecursus - Netwerken

In de vakantiecursus van Platform Wiskunde Nederland (PWN) draaide alles om netwerken. De syllabus bevat materiaal voor docenten van het middelbaar onderwijs…

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Stochastic models for random-access networks

Wireless communication networks play a crucial role in connecting laptops, smartphones,

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