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Let's start with the technology, then it can be used to argue for legal changes.
by throwaway48540 2y ago
Let's start with the technology, then it can be used to argue for legal changes.
- foxyv 2y agoI think the technology is already there to hook into a 5g network and repeat it. However, you would need to create a network "Provider" for the mesh. Then you would need to connect all the nodes. In the end you have made one more wireless company. I think the governance model for the mesh provider would be way more important than the tech itself. However, creating the Wikipedia/Internet Archive of wireless ISPs would be pretty awesome.
- throwaway48540 2y agoConnecting the nodes through a common backbone shouldn't be necessary in a mesh network. Nodes can provide connectivity by relaying even if they don't have access to internet directly.
- foxyv 2y agoYou still need a governance model for the mesh. IP, NAT, anti-DDOS, certificate authorities, emergency services, phone network integration, etc... Otherwise you just end up with the worlds biggest open wifi network. About as safe as a hat full of mercury fulminate.