  We live in a world in which there is a great disparity between the lives of
the rich and the poor. Technology offers great promise in bridging this gap. In
particular, wireless technology unfetters developing communities from the
constraints of infrastructure providing a great opportunity to leapfrog years
of neglect and technological waywardness. In this paper, we highlight the role
of resource pooling for wireless networks in the developing world. Resource
pooling involves: (i) abstracting a collection of networked resources to behave
like a single unified resource pool and (ii) developing mechanisms for shifting
load between the various parts of the unified resource pool. The popularity of
resource pooling stems from its ability to provide resilience, high
utilization, and flexibility at an acceptable cost. We show that "resource
pooling", which is very popular in its various manifestations, is the key
unifying principle underlying a diverse number of successful wireless
technologies (such as white space networking, community networks, etc.). We
discuss various applications of resource pooled wireless technologies and
provide a discussion on open issues.
