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cleantechnica.com - 11/19/2008

Free Solar-Powered WiFi Coming to a Town Near You

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Meraki — the ubiquitous WiFi company — announced that their much anticipated solar unit will begin shipping on December 4 as part of the company’s mission to bring affordable Internet access to everyone. Here in San Francisco, I often connect my iPhone to their Free the Net hot spots ...

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treehugger.com - 11/20/2008

Free Solar-Powered WiFi Coming to a Town Near You

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Solar WiFi Brings Internet Anywhere
Eco Geek Latest — ... are already being used in San Francisco, where large parts of the city are receiving free, public WiFi. One reason that their systems are well suited for a relatively large and sprawling application (such as enabling city-wide WiFi accessibility) is that they employ mesh networks – a setup in which devices are linked to each other in a web. When one unit fails, the other units are able to compensate and thereby “heal” the network. Via arstechnica, Cleantechnia

Meraki Solar: Free Solar-Powered WIFI
Ubergizmo — Meraki is building self-contained, solar-powered WIFI access points that can be useful for many reasons: they can be deployed rapidly, for example in disaster areas, but even in normal conditions, having things that are easy to install (no wiring involved) can be greatly beneficial. San Francisco residents can sign-up for the free service (hotspots map). Let us know what you think. I'll try as soon as I get out from the office. Add a comment | From: Meraki Solar: Free Solar-Powered WIFI | Visit ...

Meraki's Solar Powered Wi-Fi Repeater Finally Shipping in December [Solar Wi-fi]
Gizmodo — ... and their solar-powered Wi-Fi repeater back in mid '07, but they're finally getting ready to ship these next month. According to Cleantechnica, it's going to be $749 if you have your own solar panel, which then balloons up to $1499 for "larger units". The main idea that Meraki is going after is "getting internet access to everyone", so powering these units off of el sol is a good idea. ...