This blog entry reckons that Meraki is poised to offer an alternative to ISPs and mobile operators.
This article indicates that traditional 'muni-wi-fi' has many problems, but even the FT's dopey IT correspondent was able to set up his Meraki mesh network, so there is strong evidence not only that it works, but that you don't need a maven to set it up (and presumably to keep it going).
I'm not going to throw away my 802.11g routers yet, but I am definitely interested. Even in my modest brick and wood house coverage is pretty patchy, so a mesh system sounds an ideal alternative to having to run cables everywhere just to connect the routers that serve the area that would otherwise be dead spots of coverage.
If you live near me (SG3 6PG approx) in Knebworth and you are interested in sharing my cable modem connection, drop me a line to an obvious address, or give me a call 0845 299 0113.
