Wireless Networking in the Developing World

27 Jan

Posted by tkrag as Free Software, Mixed Bag, Wireless, ict4dev

For the past 4 months I’ve been working to get a book out on wireless networking.
Together with some of the smartest, most passionate people i’ve ever had the pleasure to work with, and lead by experienced technical book author and editor Rob Flickenger, we’ve completed the book. It’s called “WirelessNetworking in the Developing World”, and it is a free book released under
a Creative Commons license.

More info is available at: http://wndw.net/

and: http://dk.wndw.net/ (Danish Mirror)

And the Press Release

2 Responses

WorldChanging: Another World Is Here

January 28th, 2006 at 3:19
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Hands-On Leapfrogging

Wireless Networking for the Developing World is a how-to guide for building, deploying and maintaining wireless information networks in rural parts of the developing world….
Unthinkingly.com» Blog Archive » Networking Wirelessly, Freely

May 12th, 2007 at 15:16
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[...] Thomas Krag has a great-looking new book (with lead editor Rob Flickenger) about wireless networking in the developing world. And it’s always nice to see people taking advantage of the print-on-demand services of lulu.com. The massive popularity of wireless networking has caused equipment costs to continually plummet, while equipment capabilities continue to increase. By applying this technology in areas that are badly in need of critical communications infrastructure, more people can be brought online than ever before, in less time, for very little cost. We hope to not only convince you that this is possible, but also show how we have made such networks work, and to give you the information and tools you need to start a network project in your local community. [...]