Meraki

Meraki Helping Narrow Digital Divide

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:52:03 -0500

Full article: CNet
Marguerite Reardon
Wireless equipment maker Meraki is helping make universal broadband a reality. The company announced that it's working with a nonprofit called OneEconomy, which focuses on closing the digital divide by targeting low-income housing.

Meraki Masters Mini Muni

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:19:51 -0400

Full article: Wi-Fi Planet
Naomi Graychase
Mountain View, CA-based Meraki announced its plan to provide free, broadband wireless access to the city of San Francisco on January 4, 2008. By the end of July 2008, Meraki has more than 110,000 users, about 7% of San Francisco’s residential population, and coverage over half the city (3.5 square miles).

Half of San Francisco Now Covered by Meraki

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:36:33 -0400

Full article: BroadbandReports
KathrynV
Meraki has been working to cover the city of San Francisco with Wi-Fi repeaters that will ultimately provide free citywide Internet service in a project dubbed Free The Net.

Public Offering

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:27:38 -0400

Full article: U.S. News & World Report
Amanda C. Kooser
San Francisco is home to a living, breathing example of how a grass-roots wireless network can flourish in a city. Meraki's Free the Net project gives away free wireless repeaters to private citizens and business volunteers in the city.

Mesh Network Creates Low-Cost Muni Wi-Fi for Kentucky Town

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:20:58 -0400

Full article: Government Technology
Merrill Douglas
In early 2008, Prestonsburg lit up with free Wi-Fi a 2-mile corridor running through its downtown core. As of late March, 2,500 unique users had accessed the service. Prestonsburg developed its system using equipment from Meraki, a Mountain View, Calif., startup that offers a do-it-yourself approach to building Wi-Fi networks.

Wi-Fi on a Budget: Prestonsburg’s $8500 Muni Wi-Fi Network

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:46:10 -0400

Full article: MuniWireless
Esme Vos
Rural towns and counties are continuing to set up muni Wi-Fi networks because cable and DSL operators are not interested in delivering service to these areas. Meraki’s equipment is used because wireless mesh equipment from mainstream vendors is simply too expensive for the local ISPs.

Is Meraki as Inexpensive and Open-Source as It Seems?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:35:00 -0400

Full article: MuniWireless
Esme Vos
Meraki is a good option for people who want to create a wireless network quickly, but they don’t understand that although the hardware seems inexpensive ($49 for the indoor repeater, $149 for the outdoor solar-powered mesh access point), Meraki users could wind up paying much more than they expected, according to Sascha Meinrath, Research Director for the New America Foundation’s Wireless Future Program and a founder of the Champaign-Urbana Wireless Network.