Intel´s WIFI Rural Connectivity Platform - good news for rural networking

Intel has developed a new technology to dramatically increase the distance of a WIFI signal cheaply. The system uses radio signals to stretch the WIFI signal up to ¨tens of miles¨. For rural areas in poor countries this could signal a dramatic shift in the way they utilize broadband internet. Combined with the increasingly popularity of mesh networking - which allows nearby computers to share wireless broadband - the inexpensive Intel systems will help bring broadband internet access to areas where it would have been cost prohibitive before. Deployments are now working in India, Vietnam, Panama, and South Africa.

Kate at Technology Review