[wsfii-discuss] help choosing between open-mesh and fonera

Thu Jan 22 19:48:15 UTC 2009

Here are some books:

http://wndw.net/

That would give a basic knowlegde to decide want really want and to do
it. 

important factors are:
- distance between nodes
- local laws
- local politics
- local business model
- local needed solutions 
- budget
- expectations (management)

Then start simple, get experienced, do more complex stuff. 

The tech part is mostly worked out, getting into the right business
model for your local solutions

2ct

Marten

On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 11:56 +0100, Carlos Rey wrote:
> Dear collegues,
> 
> I am Carlos Rey Moreno, an IT researcher form the Fundación EHAS, which 
> deploys low-cost telemedicine networks in rural and isolated areas of 
> developing countries.
> 
> I am writing to you because we are about to start researching about the 
> possibilities of deploying small community wireless networks at the 
> small villages in the rural areas of the developing countries where we 
> work for connecting not only the health care centers to the backbone, 
> but the school, the council and other actors in the area. To do so, we 
> were thinking of making use either of Fonera or Open-Mesh routers. We do 
> not have any experience with any of them, but I was wondering whether 
> you could recommend me any of them or propose any another option for 
> such deployment.
> 
> Thank very much in advance
> 
> Carlos Rey Moreno
> Fundación EHAS
> www.ehas.org <http://www.ehas.org>
> 0034 91 488 8713
> 
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