Wi-Fi in the Developing World

Friday, August 4, 2006

The Green Wifi Prototype

One of the concerns with the “little green machine” (discussed previously here and here) has been the issue of Internet connectivity. Little enclaves of mini-networks just won’t cut it...these computers need access to the global web.

Word out of the tech world is now that a couple of innovators, Bruce Baikie andMarc Pomerleau, who are “veterans” of Sun Microsystems, working on a solar-powered wi-fi access nodes, “which consist of a small solar panel, a heavy-duty battery, and a router, can be linked together to extend one internet connection into a larger network.” The progam is an undetertaking of a new non-profit, “Green Wifi.”

HT: Slashdot

This entry was posted by Jordan J. Ballor on Friday, August 4, 2006 at 11:54. and is filed under Technology & Regulation. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog. All new comments are subject to moderation before being displayed.

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Bruce Baikie, digital divide, green wifi, internet, Marc Pomerleau, wifi, wireless

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