The birth of the public hotspot
Power to the people with mesh networks
Beaming internet down from the heavens
The hidden costs of free connection
YOUR GOAL
Master of Catching the free wave of global internet
007skaty The volunteer network building community-run rooftop internet in New York City
007skaty NYC Mesh Network
No corporate gatekeeper, no monthly fee, We link our rooftops to keep the web free.
007skaty Telecomunicaciones Indígenas Comunitarias provides free and affordable local communication to thousands of people in mountainous areas ignored by
007skaty A clean isometric 3D render of a labeled glass and chrome rooftop network node.
007skaty Connect neighborhood devices to discover how mesh networks share free internet with everyone.
Guifi.net award: In 2015, the citizen-owned network Guifi.net won the European Broadband Award for its innovative, community-first business model.
How do volunteers for the NYC Mesh network in New York City connect buildings to their community-run internet?
007skaty Mesh networks provide emergency communication when traditional power grids fail.
In a mesh network, what are the individual devices or routers that pass data to one another called?
What is a major technical advantage of a mesh network compared to a traditional single-router network?
In which year was the volunteer-run community network NYC Mesh founded in New York City?
Which island's volunteers deployed solar-powered mesh networks to restore communication after Hurricane Maria in 2017?
In which region of Spain did the world's largest community-owned mesh network, Guifi.net, begin in 2004?
Approximately how many active nodes does the citizen-owned Guifi.net network support today?