[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Help Design the Ultimate Internet Gizmo!

[Louis Houle]

Hi David,

My collegue Richard from Connect Quebec suggest to take a look at 
villagetelco Web site. Might find it interesting. They've been working 
on wireless mesh networks for quite a while!

Regards

Louis Houle
ISOC Quebec


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Sujet : 	Re: Fwd: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Help Design the Ultimate 
Internet Gizmo!
Date : 	Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:39:29 -0500



Ils devraient s'unir à http://villagetelco.org/
Ça fait des années qu'ils développent !!!
Richard

On 2016-01-17 12:04, Louis Houle wrote:
> Sujet d'intérêt: wireless mesh networks!
> Bon dimanche
>
>
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> Sujet : 	Re: [Chapter-delegates] Help Design the Ultimate Internet Gizmo!
> Date : 	Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:29:06 +0800
> De : 	Harish Pillay 9v1hp <h.pillay at ieee.org>
> Pour : 	David Solomonoff <president at isoc-ny.org>
> Copie à : 	Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>
>
>
> David -
>
> > I recently connected with hardware developers interested in designing and
> > manufacturing a low-cost open source router for wireless mesh networks.
> >
> > I'm reaching out to get input on what features would be useful. The sky is
> > the limit here as we haven't gotten started although we have the design
> > talent and manufacturing facilities lined up.
> >
> > So ... something along the lines of:
> >
> > Small form factor
> > Very low cost
> > Low power consumption
> >
> > Possibly solar powered
> >
> > Built-in crypto
> >
> > Blockchain?
> >
> > Easily hacked/modified
> > User-friendly
> >
> > Easy for non-technical user to configure and deploy
> >
> > What other features would be useful?
> >
> > In places where security is an issue
> >
> > Repressive governments try to block
> > Criminals and terrorists try to exploit
> >
> > Difficult terrain or other environmental issues
> > Interference is a problem - in dense urban areas for example
> >
> > Thanks for your input,
>
> Thanks for posting this. ISOC Singapore Chapter has been working on creating
> an emergency (e7y) networking toolkit. I did a presentation about it last year
> (video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltVg_eNXBn0).
>
> Some ideas that we are working with:
> a) Using the serval project as a starting point (sevalproject.org)
> because it is already
>      running but uses existing Andrioid-based phones as the end points.
> I have not
>      tried to get the Serval code to run in a Raspberry Pi yet - it is
> on my to-do list.
> b) Experimenting with ESP8266 devices to create essentially tiny battery-powered
>      relay nodes. These could be dispersed in a region to help set up a mesh.
> c) As I am a ham (9v1hp), I am also experimenting with Broadband HamNet
>     (http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/) for connections independent of ISPs
>     and telcos.
>
> Harish
> ISOC Singapore
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