From Wired News:
Across the border from Chinese-occupied Tibet, the tech infrastructure in this high mountain village is a mess.
But a former Silicon Valley dot-commer and members of the underground security group Cult of the Dead Cow are working with local Tibetan exiles to change that using recycled hardware, solar power, open-source software and nerd ingenuity.
The volunteers are building a low-cost wireless mesh network to provide cheap, reliable data and telephony to community organizations.
The Dharamsala Wireless Mesh is an example of “light infrastructure,” a concept gaining popularity among tech developers: decentralized, ad hoc networks that can deliver essential services faster than conventional means. [Full Text]
Click here for extensive photos of Tibet’s mesh network.
