Blognitive Dissonance

Meraki is a company that is aiming to provide a universal wi-fi service in an inside-out approach rather than an outside-in approach. Some companies have tried to create this universal service by trying to attach wi-fi boxes to telephone poles, an approach that has created problems - often leading to people trying to get internet access by pressing their laptops against their windows. Meraki wants to put boxes in homes and apartment buildings, so that people can create networks (for themselves and their neighbors) that will work better indoors. Individuals should be able to purchase a box that will provide wi-fi service for $49.

This looks great to me. There is an extensive New York Times write-up on this system titled “Wireless Network For All, Without the Towers“.

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