mesh networks in comment and analysis
Leader: Is BT-FON deal a real mesh?
Leader Much has been said in the past about the imminent rise of mesh networks - the idea being that stringing together almost infinite numbers of nodes, internet-working and moving away from a hub-and-spoke base station strategy (in part, at least) is... [04 Oct 2007]
The killer app for M2M
Comment Zigbee mesh networks monitor and control the lighting system to shut off lights when a room is empty. M2M is used to harness the power of networks in simple machine-to-machine monitoring tasks, without any human interface. [22 Feb 2007]
Unwired: The office of the future
Comment The future office will have mesh networks built into the fabric of the building, quietly going about their business monitoring the office environment. In the near-term this phone will roam between wi-fi and cellular networks, and down the line it... [15 Nov 2006]
Radioactive: Today a jam, tomorrow the open road?
Comment Because the range of a wi-fi link is limited to a few hundred meters, every vehicle also serves as a router, allowing messages to be sent via a multi-hop process to vehicles farther away, otherwise known as mesh networking. [21 Jun 2006]
Radioactive: Taipei gets meshed up
Comment Unlike 'traditional' hotspot networks, where each access point or small group of them has its own fixed line to carry internet traffic to the cloud, M-City is relying on a mesh network, where each access point, as well as being open to Wi-Fi... [08 Jun 2005]
Q&A: Gates not feeling threatened
Comment One idea: mesh networks that will let several families share connections. We're doing a lot of so-called mesh networking research that could use wireless spectrum to try to bring those connectivity costs way, way down, and that's where you really... [06 Jan 2005]
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