The Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) has been studied in many fields since it has the ability to provide a variety of services, such as detecting oncoming collisions and providing warning signals to alert the driver. The services provided by VANET are often based on collaboration among vehicles that are equipped with relatively simple motion sensors and GPS units. Awareness of its precise location is vital to every vehicle in VANET so that it can provide accurate data to its peers. Currently, typical localization techniques integrate GPS receiver data and measurements of the vehicle’s motion. However, when the vehicle passes through an environment that creates a multipath effect, these techniques fail to produce the high localization accuracy that they attain in open environments. Unfortunately, vehicles often travel in environments that cause a multipath effect, such as areas with high buildings, trees, or tunnels. The goal of this research is to minimize the multipath effect with respect to the localization accuracy of vehicles in VANET. The proposed technique first detects whether there is a noise in the vehicle location estimate that is caused by the multipath effect using neural network technique. It next takes advantage of the communications among the VANET vehicles in order to obtain more information from the vehicle’s neighbours, such as distances from target vehicle and their location estimates. The proposed technique integrates all these pieces of information with the vehicle’s own data and applies optimization techniques in order to minimize the location estimate error. The new techniques presented in this thesis decrease the error in the location estimate by 53% in the best cases, and in the worst case produce almost the same error in the location estimate as the traditional technique. Moreover, the simulation results show that 60% of the vehicles in VANET decrease the error in their location estimates by more than 13.8%.

The Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) has been studied in many fields since it has the ability to provide a variety of services, such as detecting oncoming collisions and providing warning signals to alert the driver. The services provided by VANET are often based on collaboration among vehicles that are equipped with relatively simple motion sensors and GPS units. Awareness of its precise location is vital to every vehicle in VANET so that it can provide accurate data to its peers. Currently, typical localization techniques integrate GPS receiver data and measurements of the vehicle’s motion. However, when the vehicle passes through an environment that creates a multipath effect, these techniques fail to produce the high localization accuracy that they attain in open environments. Unfortunately, vehicles often travel in environments that cause a multipath effect, such as areas with high buildings, trees, or tunnels. The goal of this research is to minimize the multipath effect with respect to the localization accuracy of vehicles in VANET. The proposed technique first detects whether there is a noise in the vehicle location estimate that is caused by the multipath effect using neural network technique. It next takes advantage of the communications among the VANET vehicles in order to obtain more information from the vehicle’s neighbours, such as distances from target vehicle and their location estimates. The proposed technique integrates all these pieces of information with the vehicle’s own data and applies optimization techniques in order to minimize the location estimate error. The new techniques presented in this thesis decrease the error in the location estimate by 53% in the best cases, and in the worst case produce almost the same error in the location estimate as the traditional technique. Moreover, the simulation results show that 60% of the vehicles in VANET decrease the error in their location estimates by more than 13.8%.

Mobile communication is very mature today due to the powerful computation and communication capabilities of mobile devices, the flourishing of mobile networks, the popularity of electronic commerce, and the completeness of e-payment mechanisms. It is a pleasure for mobile users to roam around the mobile networks and enjoy the mobile network services. However, there are a lot of security threats in the mobile networks, and thus we need an anonymous mutual authentication and key exchange scheme to guarantee the security and privacy for mobile users in the networks. A payment protocol is also required for charging the mobile users after using the mobile services. However, the existing payment schemes do not support anonymity and credit-based chargeability at the same time. In this dissertation, we propose a secure authentication scheme such that the mobile users can be anonymously authenticated by the system and the system can still make correct charge to these anonymous mobile users via a credit-based way simultaneously. We also propose a novel e-cash scheme which can support each mobile user to withdraw a generic e-cash and decide to spend it as an on-line e-cash or an off-line e-cash according to the payment requirement of the anonymous authentication scheme. Our proposed schemes are convenient and flexible for the mobile users, the system operator, and the bank. Besides, full privacy can be achieved for mobile users owing to the combination of our proposed schemes, which can be performed in current mobile devices efficiently with few battery energy consumptions. Furthermore, we provide anonymity control, no swindling, tamper resistance, secure mutual authentication, secure key exchange, and secure forward secrecy in the proposed anonymous authentication scheme and the e-cash scheme, where these security features are demonstrated by formal security models and theoretical proofs.

[pt] Esta tese apresenta novos algoritmos para controle de admissão de usuários em redes móveis celulares. É utilizada a técnica de reserva de recursos, também conhecida por uso de canais de guarda, para atingir os graus de qualidade de serviço desejados para cada tipo de usuário. São propostos algoritmos dinâmicos, capazes de se adaptar ao perfil de tráfego presente na rede e que possuem diferentes filosofias de projeto. Inicialmente, foi considerado o caso de uma classe que resulta em dois tipos de usuários: chamadas novas e chamadas em handoff. Os algoritmos propostos são testados em condições de tráfego representadas por diversas distribuições para o tempo de permanência do usuário na célula. Foi desenvolvido um novo simulador em linguagem C que é capaz de verificar o desempenho dos algoritmos propostos. Resultados analíticos para desempenho dos algoritmos de uma classe e um número fixo de recursos reservados são apresentados empregando uma modelagem por Cadeia de Markov. Foi desenvolvido um método que permite calcular a intensidade de tráfego máxima a qual o sistema pode ser submetido, e a quantidade de recursos a ser reservada assumindo que o objetivo é maximizar a utilização do sistema atendendo os valores de qualidade de serviço estabelecidos, no caso de tempo de retenção do recurso de rádio modelado por uma chamada com distribuição exponencial. Foi proposto um algoritmo simples, dinâmico e distribuído, baseado em medidas em tempo real, cuja meta é acompanhar a curva ótima de número de recursos reservados. Posteriormente, os resultados analíticos empregando Cadeia de Markov são generalizados para M classes. Alguns dos algoritmos definidos para o caso de uma classe são estendidos para o caso de duas classes e seu desempenho é avaliado, utilizando o simulador desenvolvido neste trabalho. O método para calcular a intensidade máxima de recursos que o sistema comporta, sem violar os requisitos de qualidade de serviço, é estendido para o caso de duas classes. Finalmente, são definidos parâmetros que permitem comparar o desempenho dos algoritmos com 2M classes, considerando uma distribuição genérica para o tempo de permanência do usuário na célula. / [en] This thesis presents new algorithms for Channel Admission Control in wireless communications systems. We investigate techniques based in resource reservation, also known as guard channel, to achieve the quality of service desired for each class of users. We propose dynamic schemes based in the cell traffic. Each algorithm has a different goal, some try to minimize the probability of handoff fail, others try to maximize the traffic intensity when the limit imposed by QoS is being approached. First, we considered one class (M = 1) divided in two classes: new users and handoff users. In order to test the new schemes we developed a simulator in C that uses different distributions for the dwell-time. During the simulation, the measures of channel solicitations and the result of their allocation are used to decide whether new calls will be admitted. We also obtained analytic results using a Markov Chain model. We developed a method to calculate the maximum traffic intensity that the system supports without violating the established quality of service constraints, assuming one class of users and the dwell-time modelled by a exponential distribution. This method allows to identify the maximum traffic intensity supported by the system and also the exact number of resources to be reserved for each value of traffic intensity. We proposed a new, dynamic and distributed algorithm based on real time measures which targets to follow the optimum number of reserved curve obtained from our procedure. We generalized the analytic results using M-dimensional Markov Chains to 2M classes of users. Some of the algorithms defined to two classes (M = 1) were extended to the case of four classes (M = 2) and their performances are evaluated using the simulator developed in this work. The method to evaluate the maximum intensity of traffic within the limits of QoS is also extended to the case of four classes. Finally we define new parameters that allow the performance comparison among 2M class algorithms, considering any dwell- time distribution.

In recent years, there has been an enormous growth of location-aware devices, such as GPS embedded cell phones, mobile sensors and radio-frequency identification tags. The age of combining sensing, processing and communication in one device, gives rise to a vast number of applications leading to endless possibilities and a realization of mobile Wireless Sensor Network (mWSN) applications. As computing, sensing and communication become more ubiquitous, trajectory privacy becomes a critical piece of information and an important factor for commercial success. While on the move, sensor nodes continuously transmit data streams of sensed values and spatiotemporal information, known as ``trajectory information". If adversaries can intercept this information, they can monitor the trajectory path and capture the location of the source node. This research stems from the recognition that the wide applicability of mWSNs will remain elusive unless a trajectory privacy preservation mechanism is developed. The outcome seeks to lay a firm foundation in the field of trajectory privacy preservation in mWSNs against external and internal trajectory privacy attacks. First, to prevent external attacks, we particularly investigated a context-based trajectory privacy-aware routing protocol to prevent the eavesdropping attack. Traditional shortest-path oriented routing algorithms give adversaries the possibility to locate the target node in a certain area. We designed the novel privacy-aware routing phase and utilized the trajectory dissimilarity between mobile nodes to mislead adversaries about the location where the message started its journey. Second, to detect internal attacks, we developed a software-based attestation solution to detect compromised nodes. We created the dynamic attestation node chain among neighboring nodes to examine the memory checksum of suspicious nodes. The computation time for memory traversal had been improved compared to the previous work. Finally, we revisited the trust issue in trajectory privacy preservation mechanism designs. We used Bayesian game theory to model and analyze cooperative, selfish and malicious nodes' behaviors in trajectory privacy preservation activities.

This work deals with design and realization od an application for Pocket PC which displays wireless networks on a map. The goal of this project is to display signal coverage of an area together with a base station. This paper also deals with GSM localization. The main part describes station position calculation, concept and implementation of the application. In the end there are suggestions for future development of the application.

Thesis (MComm (Logistics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mobile phone networks form an integral part of economic and social development globally. Mobile phones have become an everyday part of life and it is hard to imagine a competitive economy without the availability of mobile communications. Emerging markets benefit most from the implementation of mobile technology and growth trends are outperforming earlier predictions. The most popular and sustainable payment model used by mobile phone networks in emerging markets is the pre paid mechanism used for the distribution of airtime. This mechanism brings about unique challenges for networks in emerging markets. In this thesis the importance of the mobile phone network pre paid value channel is introduced through an analysis of pre paid revenue. A brief introduction is given to the systems and products that contribute to the functioning of the pre paid value channel. The revenue generation process is described with regards to the pre paid sector of the market and an in-depth explanation of the importance of deferred revenue is given, how it is recorded and what role it fulfils in the generation of revenue. The complexity of the network environment, both technical and operational makes the use of a business automation and support system (BSS) a necessary tool for effective execution of tasks and processes within the network environment. These systems record information from a wide spectrum of available technical network resources and use this information to automate the flow of network products. The use of such a system for the calculation of deferred revenue is suggested. Saaty‟s Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) algorithm and the Elimination and Choice Expressing Reality (ELECTRE) method are used to compare the newly proposed method for the calculation of deferred revenue using a BSS. Using Saaty's algorithm to estimate the effectiveness of deferred revenue as reported through the use of a BSS yields favourable results for the proposed method. This helps to bridge the gap in the poorly researched mobile telecommunications industry. ELECTRE is used to substantiate the findings of the model using AHP and meaningful tests are done to motivate correctness and accuracy of the results obtained throughout. Most importantly, the findings were shared with academic and industry experts, adding meaningful resemblance to the goals set out to achieve. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Mobiele foon netwerke is wêreldwyd 'n onlosmaakbare deel van ekonomiese en sosiale ontwikkeling. Mobiele fone is deel van ons alledaagse lewe en dit is moeilik om 'n kompeterende ekonomie te bedink sonder die beskikbaarheid van mobiele kommunikasie. Ontluikende markte trek die meeste voordeel uit die implementering van mobiele tegnologie en groeitendense vertoon beter as wat vroeër voorspel is. Die mees gewilde en volhoubare betaalmetode wat deur mobiele foon netwerke in ontluikende markte gebruik word, is die voorafbetalingsmeganisme wat vir die verspreiding van lugtyd gebruik word. Hierdie meganisme bring unieke uitdagings vorendag in ontluikende markte. Die tesis beskryf die belangrikheid van die mobiele foon netwerk voorafbetalingswaardekanaal deur 'n analise te maak van vooruitbetalingsinkomste. 'n Kort oorsig oor die sisteme en produkte wat bydra tot die funksionering van die vooruitbetalingswaardekanaal word verskaf. 'n Beskrywing van die inkomste-genereringsproses vir die vooruitbetaling-sektor van die mark word verskaf en 'n in-diepte verduideliking van die belangrikheid van uitgestelde inkomste, hoe dit vasgelê word en watter rol dit speel in die generering van inkomste word verduidelik. Die kompleksiteit van die netwerkomgewing, beide op 'n tegniese en operasionele vlak, maak die gebruik van 'n besigheidsoutomatisering en ondersteuningsisteem (BSS) 'n noodsaaklike instrument vir die effektiewe uitvoer van take en prosesse binne die netwerkomgewing. Hierdie sisteme stoor informasie vanuit 'n wye spektrum van beskikbare tegniese netwerkbronne en gebruik die inligting om die vloei van netwerkprodukte te outomatiseer. Die gebruik van sodanige sisteem word voorgestel vir die berekening van uitgestelde inkomste. Saaty se Analitiese Hierargie Proses-algoritme (AHP) en die Eliminasie en Realiteit-Deur-Keuse Uitdrukkingsmetode (ELECTRE) word gebruik vir die vergelyking van die voorgestelde metode vir die berekening van uitgestelde inkomste deur middel van 'n BSS. Die gebruik van Saaty se algoritme om die effektiwiteit te bereken van uitgestelde inkomste soos gemeld deur die gebruik van 'n BSS, lewer gunstige resultate vir die voorgestelde metode. Dit vul 'n leemte in die swak nagevorsde mobiele telekommunikasie industrie. ELECTRE word gebruik om die bevindinge van die AHP-model te substansieer en betekenisvolle toetse word deurentyd gedoen om die korrektheid en akkuraatheid van die resultate te motiveer. Die belangrikste aspek van die navorsing is dat die bevindinge gedeel is met kenners binne die akademie sowel as die industrie, wat nou aansluit by die doelstellings wat aanvanklik beoog is.

Στα κυψελωτά δίκτυα κινητών επικοινωνιών, η διαρκής κίνηση των κινητών συσκευών δημιουργεί την ανάγκη ύπαρξης μηχανισμών οι οποίοι θα διασφαλίζουν το αδιάλειπτο της επικοινωνίας «εν κινήσει». Αυτό ακριβώς επιτυγχάνεται με την εφαρμογή μηχανισμών μεταπομπής, οι οποίοι, με τρόπο διάφανο προς την κινητή συσκευή, συνδέονται δυναμικά με το καταλληλότερο σημείο εκπομπής τηλεπικοινωνιακού σήματος (Σταθμός Βάσης) που εκπέμπει στην ευρύτερη περιοχή. Στην παρούσα μελέτη παρουσιάζονται και αναλύονται οι υπάρχουσες κατηγορίες μεταπομπής, ενώ δίνεται ιδιαίτερη έμφαση σε αυτές που είναι εφαρμόσιμες στα δίκτυα τρίτης γενιάς (3G). Μία από τις σημαντικότερες κατηγοριοποιήσεις των τύπων μεταπομπής είναι αυτή σε σκληρού τύπου (hard) και μαλακού τύπου (soft ή softer). Σημαντικό πλεονέκτημα του μαλακού τύπου μεταπομπής είναι η διασφάλιση της ανεξαρτησίας καναλιών (channel diversity) η οποία τελικά οδηγεί σε αλγορίθμους μεταπομπής που καταναλώνουν μικρότερες ποσότητες ενέργειας. Από την άλλη στις μεταπομπές μαλακού τύπου γίνεται χρήση περισσότερων πόρων του δικτύου και υπάρχει μεγαλύτερη πολυπλοκότητα. Στην παρούσα μελέτη μελετώνται οι τεχνικές οι οποίες χρησιμοποιούνται για να ληφθεί η απόφαση εκτέλεσης μεταπομπής. Βασικές κατηγορίες αλγορίθμων απόφασης μεταπομπής είναι αυτοί που στηρίζονται στη στάθμη της ισχύος του λαμβανόμενου σήματος, αυτοί που στηρίζονται σε fuzzy logic και οι αλγόριθμοι προτεραιότητας. Στο πλαίσιο της παρούσας εργασίας μελετάται και αναλύεται κριτικά η σχετική βιβλιογραφική έρευνα που έχει διενεργηθεί και εξακολουθεί να διεξάγεται σχετικά με την εφαρμογή αλγορίθμων μεταπομπής, με έμφαση στις τεχνικές μεταπομπής που βρίσκουν εφαρμογή σε συστήματα CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). Επιπλέον, υλοποιείται και προσομοιάζεται, ένα μοντέλο το οποίο συνδυάζει τεχνικές «Γκρι Προβλέψεων» (Grey Prediction) με κλασσικούς μηχανισμούς μεταπομπής με στόχο τη βελτιστοποίηση του πλήθους των εκτελούμενων μεταπομπών, ελαχιστοποιώντας ταυτόχρονα την πιθανότητα απόρριψης κλήσεων (call blocking probability). Η ταυτόχρονη χρήση και αξιοποίηση και των τριών εργαλείων (Matlab, Simulink και Stateflow) απλοποιεί την υλοποίηση και ταυτόχρονα διευκολύνει την αξιολόγηση των παραγόμενων αποτελεσμάτων. Ο βασικός δείκτης επίδοσης με τον οποίο αξιολογείται ο αλγόριθμος που υλοποιείται, είναι το πλήθος των μεταπομπών που εκτελούνται, ενώ οι εκτελεσθείσες προσομοιώσεις στηρίζονται σε τιμές των παραμέτρων που έχουν προταθεί στο (Saeed Changiz Rezaei, Hossein Khalaj, 2005), συνδυασμένες με διάφορες τιμές Υστέρησης (Hysteresis). Προκύπτει ότι καθώς αυξάνεται η τιμή της Υστέρησης, ο αριθμός των μεταπομπών που εκτελούνται μειώνεται, όπως άλλωστε αναμενόταν. Τέλος, θα πρέπει να επισημανθεί ότι, η πολύ μεγάλη συχνότητα δειγματοληψιών του εν λόγω μοντέλου σε συνδυασμό με την ομαλότητα κίνησης της κινητής συσκευής και την καλή προβλεπτική ικανότητα του Αλγορίθμου Grey Prediction, οδηγεί στον υπολογισμό μιας πολύ ομαλής ακολουθίας διαδοχικών τιμών ισχύος των λαμβανόμενων σημάτων και τελικά σε ελαχιστοποίηση του αριθμού των μεταπομπών που διενεργούνται. / In cellular mobile networks, the continuous movement of mobile devices creates the need for mechanisms that are necessary to ensure continuity of communication. This is exactly what is achieved by applying handover mechanisms, which connect the mobile device, dynamically and transparently with appropriate emission point (base station) in the region. In the present work, existing categories of handover, with a particular emphasis on those applicable to third-generation networks (3G), are studied and analyzed. One of the major classifications of handovers is that in hard and soft or softer handovers. An important advantage of soft handover is that it ensures the channel diversity which ultimately leads to handover algorithms that consume less energy. On the other hand, in the case of soft handover more network resources are required and greater complexity of the algorithms makes implementation harder. In this study, we studied the techniques used to decide if a handover should be executed in a mobile communication system. There are three basic categories of handover decision algorithms, i.e. those that are based on the level of the received signal power, the algorithms that are based on fuzzy logic and finally the priority algorithms. In the present study, we analyze critically the relevant literature on handover algorithms, emphasizing on those that can be applied in CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) systems. In addition, we implement and simulate a model which combines "Grey Prediction" techniques with classical handover mechanisms to optimize the number of handovers performed while minimizing the call blocking probability. The simultaneous use and exploitation of three tools (Matlab, Simulink and Stateflow) simplifies the implementation and at the same time facilitates evaluation of the results. The key performance indicator used to evaluate algorithm’s performance is the number of handovers performed. Performed simulations are based on values of the parameters proposed in (Saeed Changiz Rezaei, Hossein Khalaj, 2005), combined with various values of Hysteresis. It is evident when looking at the simulation results, that the number of handovers performed decreases, as hysteresis increases. Finally, it should be noted that the very high sampling frequency of the model, combined with the smoothness of the mobile device motion and the good predictive ability of the Grey Prediction Algorithm, leads to the calculation of a very smooth sequence of consecutive values of the received signals and thus to the minimization of the number of handovers performed.

[pt] Com o crescimento gigantesco da Internet e dos sistemas de comunicações móveis celulares, as aplicações de processamento de voz nessas redes têm despertado grande interesse . Um problema particularmente importante nessa área consiste no reconhecimento de voz em um sistema servidor, baseado nos parâmetros acústicos calculados e quantizados no terminal do usuário (Reconhecimento de Voz Distribuído). Como em geral estes parâmetros não são os mais indicados como atributos de voz para o sistema de reconhecimento remoto, é importante que sejam examinadas diferentes transformações dos parâmetros, que permitam um melhor desempenho do reconhecedor. Esta dissertação trata da extração de atributos de reconhecimento eficientes a partir dos parâmetros dos codificadores utilizados em redes móveis celulares e em redes IP. Além disso, como a taxa dos parâmetros fornecidos ao reconhecedor de voz é normalmente superior àquela com a qual os codificadores geram os parâmetros, é importante analisar o efeito da interpolação dos parâmetros sobre o desempenho do sistema de reconhecimento, bem como o melhor domínio sobre o qual esta interpolação deve ser realizada. Estes são outros tópicos apresentados nesta dissertação. / [en] The huge growth of the Internet and cellular mobile communication systems has stimulated a great interest in the applications of speech processing in these networks. An important problem in this field consists in speech recognition in a server system, based on the acoustic parameters calculated and quantized in the user terminal (Distributed Speech Recognition). Since these parameters are not the most indicated ones for the remote recognition system, it is important to examine different transformations of these parameters, in order to allow a better performance of the recogniser. This dissertation is concerned with the extraction of efficient recognition features from the coder parameters used in cellular mobile networks and IP networks. In addition, as the rate that parameters supplied for the speech recogniser must be usually higher than that generated by the codec, it is important to analyze the effect of the interpolation of the parameters over the performance of the recognition system. Moreover, it is paramount to establish the best domain over which this interpolation must be carried out. These are other topics presented in this dissertation.

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The main research problem consists in determining the operational relevance of a radio station designed according to the emerging characteristics and potentialities of cyberculture. To what extent can one expect the creation of a radio station along these lines, considering that, for this Thesis, the empirical research involved an investigation of a possible radio station that proposes elements not yet employed socially on a regular basis? Who could contribute to this type of differentiated programming? Would users participate with urban notes about their daily routine? Could this information from the audience produce knowledge? These questions will be answered in the discussion and description about the experiments that were developed to underpin the argumentation of this thesis. The epistemological and theoretical framework links communication, culture and speed with authors who evaluate communication in real time. The theoreticians consulted here range from Marshall McLuhan and Armand Balsebre to Manuel Castells and Néstor Garcia Canclini. Some of the authors who analyze mobile media, such as Lucia Santaella and André Lemos, helped shed light on the themes of this research, together with authors who offer critiques about communication in cyberspace and expand on the concepts examined here, such as Paul Virilio and Eugênio Trivinho. The methodology adopted here comprised the performance, analysis and circumstantiated report of research experiments in web and radio journalism produced with mobile devices, which consisted of geolocalization and street mapping of São Paulo, chatting and streaming, and broadcasting through social networks. The third part of this thesis describes the website used for the experiments. As a result, we hope that reflection about communication in high-speed times has established the fundamental precepts for audiocast programming, combining microcontent linked with notes about places in order to offer passers-by enhanced information about the mapped surroundings via mobile phone. As an experiment, because it considered market routines from a different angle, the demonstration of an innovative radio was, in itself, a criticism of traditional radio broadcasting, and is expected to make a scientific contribution to the ongoing history of radio broadcasting / Esta Tese está dedicada ao estudo do radiojornalismo produzido por usuários de dispositivos móveis, no âmbito da hibridização suscitada na cibercultura. A primeira parte trata da articulação dos potenciais tecnológicos aliados à audiofonia, a partir de uma investigação a respeito dos media móveis baseados em redes sociais como determinantes de novas formas de comunicação em condições de hipermobilidade. A segunda parte demonstra a hipótese principal: a de que usuários de internet por celular podem vir a ser a audiência primordial de uma nova rádio. O principal problema de pesquisa recai sobre a pertinência operacional de uma rádio concebida segundo as características e potenciais emergentes da cibercultura. Até que ponto pode-se antecipar o nascimento de uma rádio nesses moldes, sabendo-se que, para esta Tese, a pesquisa empírica foi um estudo de verificação de uma possível rádio que articula elementos ainda não utilizados socialmente com regularidade? Quem poderia contribuir para esse tipo de programação diferenciada? O usuário participaria com anotações urbanas de seus caminhos? Essas informações do público poderiam gerar conhecimento? Tais indagações são respondidas nas discussões e nos relatos sobre os experimentos desenvolvidos para fundamentação da argumentação. O quadro teóricoepistemológico relacionou a comunicação, a cultura e a velocidade com autores que avaliam a comunicação em tempo real. Entre os teóricos conjeturados, estão de Marshall McLuhan e Armand Balsebre a Manuel Castells e Néstor García Canclini. Alguns dos autores que analisam os media móveis, como Lucia Santaella e André Lemos, subsidiaram a compreensão dos temas da pesquisa, em conjunto com autores que realizam a crítica da comunicação no cyberspace e tensionam os conceitos trabalhados, como Paul Virilio e Eugênio Trivinho. A metodologia adotada compreendeu a condução, a análise e a relatoria circunstanciada de experiências de pesquisa em webradiojornalismo produzido com dispositivos móveis, as quais uniram geolocalização e mapeamento de ruas de São Paulo, chat e streaming, além de irradiação pelas redes sociais. Na terceira parte, apresentamos o site que abrigou os experimentos. Como resultado, esperamos que a reflexão sobre a comunicação em tempos velozes tenha fincado os preceitos fundamentais para uma programação de audiocast, combinando microconteúdos vinculados a anotações de lugares para fornecer a transeuntes, por celular, informações aumentadas dos entornos esquadrinhados. A demonstração de uma rádio inovadora foi por si só, como experimento, uma crítica ao radialismo tradicional, pensada diferentemente das rotinas do mercado, o que se espera constitua uma contribuição científica ao curso histórico da radiodifusão