Chris Kelley: Wireless

Why Open Spectrum Matters: The End of the Broadcast Nation

Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:29:21 GMT

An addition to the Open Spectrum FAQ: Why Open Spectrum Matters: The End of the Broadcast Nation. Also, check out my list of articles relating to Open Public Networks.

$25,000 needed to change the world

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 20:53:08 GMT

Wow - a bicycle-powered, portable, Linux-based ruggedized WiFi boxes that are connecting refugee villages in Laos to the Internet and to each other. Donate!

Bird? Plane? UFO? No, Stratellite

Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:01:31 GMT

Giant, ball-shaped airships called stratellites may soon glide along in the stratosphere carrying transmitters that beam broadband wireless signals to the earthlings on the ground. By Xeni Jardin. [Wired News] - A way to connect the dots in Africa?

Being Wireless

Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:44:50 GMT

Back in Wired magazine's heyday, I especially enjoyed Nicholas Negroponte's back-page articles. I was especially annoyed when they were replaced by an advertorial. I'm sure this changed around the time of the :CueCat debacle. Anyway, David F. brought this article by Negroponte to my attention. The lily pad metaphor perfectly illustrates how open public networks will be built. Thanks David!

Wireless in Africa

Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:25:47 GMT

Perhaps stratospheric balloons could be used in Africa to filll the gaps in fibre coverage?

User experiences with satelite internet access

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:52:36 GMT

From Slashdot: Another Stab At Internet Access By Satellite - I've made a list of user experiences with satelite internet access from those posts.

Radio E-mail in West Africa: The Complete Version

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:47:09 GMT

I love solutions like this: using 2-way radio to build a network in Guinea, West Africa, for offices over 375 miles (600 kilometers) apart!