In South Africa we've got a completely free, community driven and supported Wireless User Group comprising of ~2000 nodes.
Whilst it's certainly not the Internet I've seen a marked improvement and understanding in creating large, relatively free networks. (You still have to buy your own equipment.)
One can only hope that by 2025 the technology will have increased to such a point that it'll be powerful (no line of site required), cheap and abundant. (And in effect, uncontrollable by a single entity, corporation or organization.)
If a society has regressed as much as the one depicted in the article, it's not inconceivable that the necessary equipment would be made illegal (or at least require a license).
This is utterly fascinating to me. What kind of protocols does it use? What kind of use cases have sprung up around it and what roles is it playing in peoples' lives? Is it more of a ham radio kind of enthusiast thing or is it working its way into the general community?
It may not be exactly what you're interested in, but they have set up a large amount of equipment and may have information that would be useful to you.
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In South Africa we've got a completely free, community driven and supported Wireless User Group comprising of ~2000 nodes.
Whilst it's certainly not the Internet I've seen a marked improvement and understanding in creating large, relatively free networks. (You still have to buy your own equipment.)
One can only hope that by 2025 the technology will have increased to such a point that it'll be powerful (no line of site required), cheap and abundant. (And in effect, uncontrollable by a single entity, corporation or organization.)
A bit more about the WUG: (http://ptawug.co.za)
They use standard 802.11g/n (5.8/2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi equipment. And mostly Mikrotik router hardware and software.
I'm just a user - So my information might be a bit wrong...
(You still have to buy your own equipment.)
If a society has regressed as much as the one depicted in the article, it's not inconceivable that the necessary equipment would be made illegal (or at least require a license).
This is utterly fascinating to me. What kind of protocols does it use? What kind of use cases have sprung up around it and what roles is it playing in peoples' lives? Is it more of a ham radio kind of enthusiast thing or is it working its way into the general community?
It's standard 802.11g/n (5Ghz antennas) - check out http://ptawug.co.za for more information.
A friend of mine has been interested in setting something like this up in the states. Is there a website documenting the process/pitfalls?
Take a look at http://www.personaltelco.net/
It may not be exactly what you're interested in, but they have set up a large amount of equipment and may have information that would be useful to you.
I'm just an end user - So I don't know much about the process. Here's the project's website: http://ptawug.co.za
Thanks. These types of things always hit that "this is awesome" spot due to both the engineering and community aspects.
Search the googlephant for wifi mesh setup or related terms.