F2C: Meraki's Big News
Sanjit Biswas, co-founder of wireless mesh network provider Meraki, made a major announcement at the Freedom to Connect conference this afternoon. His initiative whose mission is to "bring affordable Internet access to the next billion people" will soon establish a pilot project in San Francisco.
The Google-funded start-up was first used in low-income housing communities in the U.S. and has since spread to more than 25 countries. The forthcoming Bay Area project will give 1,000 residents Meraki's cute little mini-repeaters "to see what kind of network they can build," Biswas said.
He hopes the first-of-its-kind grassroots effort will show other communities that the Internet can be deployed easily for free or at a low cost. There are already 15,000 Meraki users worldwide, he said.
Just in case you're wondering, Meraki (may-rah-kee) is a Greek word that means doing something with soul, creativity or love.
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