Category Archives: Blog
Some interesting reading from Tim Berners- Lee…
I have just come across this article by Tim Berners-Lee and it really is worth working through. It helps provide a richer background of understanding to the fundamentals and strategy of OPLANs. In particular, at the end, there is a … Continue reading
The OPLAN Foundation welcomes new partners to CONFINE
In September 2013, the CONFINE project launched a second open call for experiments using the Community-lab testbed. As part of the second open call, twelve new partners have joined the consortium. The institutions, and list of activities are: Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario … Continue reading
CONFINE Project launches Open Call 2 : €750,000 of funding available
The CONFINE Project has a new open call for participation. The deadline for application is October 19, 2013. We are looking for: i) experiments relevant to community networks that make use of the existing Community-Lab testbed. ii) expansion of the Community-Lab … Continue reading
An open access success story in the face of massive adversity (Hurricane Sandy)
With the clean up following Hurricane Sandy continuing, we thought we’d share the story of Red Hook. This story demonstrates a key benefit of open-access mesh networks – resiliance. The residents of Red Hook Houses in New York were without … Continue reading
Is this the first Open Access connectivity across international boundaries?
Early in October permanent international wireless links were established between three community wireless networks in Europe: FunkFeuer from Austria, NEDWireless from Croatia, and wlan slovenija from Slovenia. Read and share the story: http://wlan-si.net/en/blog/2012/10/10/we-are-internationally-wireless/ Well done to all involved! … Continue reading
CONFINE Project launches Open Call 1
The CONFINE project is organizing two open calls to attract external experimenters to the facility. The first open call will close on Wednesday October 31 at 17:00h Brussels time. (Extended from Friday October 19). The CONFINE project is designing, building and … Continue reading
U.S.-Funded Internet Liberation Project Finds Perfect Test Site: Occupy D.C.
Read the article here
Multiplying the Digital Divide
It is clear that there is a growing awakening amongst a new generation of visionary and e-enlightened local politicians in cities and communities around the world that their future well being and prosperity – social and economic – will in … Continue reading
WiFi – Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Well, sadly the summer vacation at our house in rural France is over and I am back to reality and London – and I have no shortage of OPLAN relevant material and events on which to comment! First I should … Continue reading
Wireless Openings
The beginning of July 2007 held two things which caught my attention and may prove to be an interesting milestone in the road towards open access. The first was big-scale. Last week Mr Kevin Martin, the chairman of the US … Continue reading
