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 power, water and heat for a time, and traditional cellular coverage was spotty at best. However, the residents were still able to access the public internet via the Red Hook Initiative – an open-access community mesh wireless network.
http://techpresident.com/news/23127/red-hook-mesh-network-connects-sandy-survivors-still-without-power