Wireless networks: Book Review

The 2nd edition of Wireless Networking in the Developing World is now available to download from the wndw.net site in PDF format.

The aim of the project is to enable people to build low cost networks for community usage using whatever resources are available. The book itself is a step by step guide to building the necessary infrastructure needed for a wireless network and covers financial, social and technical issues.

Using inexpensive off-the-shelf equipment, you can build high speed data networks that connect remote areas together, provide broadband network access in areas that even dialup does not exist, and ultimately connect you and your neighbors to the global Internet. By using local sources for materials and fabricating parts yourself, you can build reliable network links with very little budget. And by working with your local community, you can build a telecommunications infrastructure that benefits everyone who participates in it.

There is also a chapter on how to build a solar power system for use with the wireless network. This includes all the parts you will need and how to put them together.

The guide is available in French, Arabic, Spanish and Italian as well as English. It would be an excellent move forward if wndw.net would consider
publishing in some African and Asian indigenous languages and I suggest
those interested send an email with some suggestions for Africa.

The WNDW is an excellent and essential resource for African CSOs particularly those operating in the rural areas and anywhere where there is little or no electricity or phoneline infrastructure.

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