Comment by foxyv

Comment by foxyv a year ago

4 replies

Yes it is possible. However, it would probably require regulatory changes. It would really suck to have your internet shutdown because someone was pirating movies on the mesh.

throwaway48540 a year ago

Let's start with the technology, then it can be used to argue for legal changes.

  • foxyv a year ago

    I 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 a year ago

      Connecting 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 a year ago

        You 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.