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A small US startup has announced technology for running Wi-Fi routers in remote places using only the power of the sun.

The issue of power has always been a problem for wireless technology. Even though the signal can, in theory, go anywhere, in practice the lack of available - or affordable - power can often stymie installation. Solis Energy's new products suggest this limitation could soon be a thing of the past.

More here: »www.computerworld.com.au ··· 6;fpid;1

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Scientific American is the latest to profile Meraki, a Mountain View, California, startup that says they plan to cure the infamous last mile dilemma on the cheap with Wi-Fi hardware and software based on MIT’s Roofnet project.

From BBR's front page: »Meraki: A Cheap Last Mile Solution [20] comments

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Meraki Networks, a startup funded by Google and Sequoia Capital, today announced a $99 solar-powered wireless router/repeater that can create a mesh network with other similar routers. (The $99 is only for the weatherproof router. The solar panel has not yet been priced. Both should be available by August).

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Local Wisp got fined by FCC for using non authorized channels:

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PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - Bob Jones has a lofty idea for improving communications around the world: Strategically float robotic airships above the Earth as an alternative to unsightly telecom towers on the ground and expensive satellites in space.

Jones, a former NASA manager, envisions a fleet of unmanned "Stratellites" hovering in the atmosphere and blanketing large swaths of territory with wireless access for high-speed data and voice communications.

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»www.eetimes.com/story/OE ··· 23S0070

With a freshly updated 802.16a standard in hand, vendors from the WiMAX Forum laid out an ambitious road map last week for delivering merchant chip sets for the first interoperable broadband wireless systems by the end of the year. But the forum's vision of a booming market for high-bandwidth, low-cost systems faces huge design, testing, regulatory and market hurdles.

To overcome them, the group of 68 mostly small OEMs will have to transform this relatively small, fragmented and proprietary sector into one that could compete against digital subscriber line, cable and third-generation cellular in a spate of applications.

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We've been hearing a lot about WiMAX, 802.16 and how it will affect WISPs starting this year. Here's another good article that specifically mentions WISPs and WiMAX:

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»www.commsdesign.com/desi ··· 7500156

The emergence of the 802.16 protocol has brought new life into the delivery of data services over fixed broadband wireless links. This two-part tutorial takes a walk thorough the key technical elements that will make WiMAX systems come to life.

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