Tag: mesh networks

Can Sharing Wi-fi Help Bridge the Digital Divide?

By Shelby Ahern

04.17.12, 1:32pm Comments (6)

One-third of Americans don't subscribe to broadband Internet. How sharing wifi could address this inequity and bolster the economy. Read more »

Occupy.here: A Virtual Wifi Occupation

By Paul M. Davis

04.03.12, 4:17pm Comments (4)

Could a peer-to-peer and distributed Internet alternative emerge from the Occupy movement? Read more »

A Plug-and-Play Box For Internet Freedom

By Paul M. Davis

03.03.11, 1:14pm Comments (0)

The threat of government control of the Internet grows increasingly real by the day, making the need for alternative methods to access the Internet greater than ever. Read more »

How To Set Up An Open Mesh Network in Your Neighborhood

By Paul M. Davis

02.10.11, 10:02am Comments (2)

Mesh networks can share web connections throughout a neighborhood, spreading the reach of a broadband connection. Read more »

Projects to Help Egyptians Get Online

By Paul M. Davis

01.29.11, 2:28pm Comments (5)

Internet users around the world are working on projects to help Egyptians bypass the government shutdown of Internet and cellular communications. Read more »

Peep Wireless Proposes a Peer-To-Peer Cell Network

By Paul M. Davis

01.07.11, 5:53pm Comments (2)

With a handful of cell phone companies operating as a monopoly of the few, and the future of net neutrality on cell networks becoming increasingly uncertain, mobile networks have become one of the web’s most centralized and embattled access poi. Read more »