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Among the most well known and successful WiFi mesh networks in the world is Freifunk. Established in 2003 in Germany, one of the primary goals of the project is to build a large-scale free wireless Wi-Fi network that is decentralized, free of discrimination (net neutrality), owned by those who run it, and to support local communication independent of the public Internet<ref>https://freifunk.net/en/</ref>. Comprising over 41,000 wireless access points run by civilians, the Freifunk firmware is based atop OpenWrt and runs the ''batman-adv'' (B.A.T.M.A.N) mesh networking protocol, which is actively developed by Freifunk activists<ref>https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/mesh/batman</ref>. | Among the most well known and successful WiFi mesh networks in the world is Freifunk. Established in 2003 in Germany, one of the primary goals of the project is to build a large-scale free wireless Wi-Fi network that is decentralized, free of discrimination (net neutrality), owned by those who run it, and to support local communication independent of the public Internet<ref>https://freifunk.net/en/</ref>. Comprising over 41,000 wireless access points run by civilians, the Freifunk firmware is based atop OpenWrt and runs the ''batman-adv'' (B.A.T.M.A.N) mesh networking protocol, which is actively developed by Freifunk activists<ref>https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/mesh/batman</ref>. | ||
The Freifunk firmware can be freely downloaded and modified to be deployed anywhere<ref>https://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk-Firmware</ref>(DE). | |||
=== Red Hook WiFi === | |||
Red Hook Wifi was established in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City in 2011<ref>https://redhookwifi.org/</ref>. It was created by the Red Hook Initiative to provide access to broadband for the regions many residents. A survey found that many people in the area accessed the internet primarily through mobile phones and that over 30% of the population did not have broadband access at home. <ref>https://urbanomnibus.net/2013/09/red-hook-wifi/</ref>. | |||
Red Hook serves as an excellent example of community-run infrastructure serving a critically important role in an environmental emergency. In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy hit the region, Internet and cellular communications systems were down<ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/what-happens-to-the-internet-after-a-disaster.html</ref>. During this crisis the Red Hook mesh network not only remained active, but the Red Hook headquarters became a hub for volunteer coordination and food distribution, and residents came to the Red Hook Initiative's office to charge their devices and connect to the internet<ref>https://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/rising-challenge-red-hook-initiative</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/deannazandt/2012/11/10/what-sandy-has-taught-us-about-technology-relief-and-resilience/#4db1984f5947</ref>. | |||
Soon after Hurricane Sandy hit, the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States connected itself to the Red Hook Network, providing a satellite uplink, connecting itself, the Red Cross and residents such that they could find out about food banks, shelters and emergency information<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/technology/meshnets-serve-communities-when-internet-fails-20140515-zrdqe.html</ref>. | |||
=== Mesh networks by region === | |||
Wikipedia hosts a page dedicated to listing mesh networks by region<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_community_networks_by_region</ref>. | |||
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