#meshnetworks — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #meshnetworks, aggregated by home.social.
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How-To Geek: This tiny radio lets me send texts without Wi-Fi or cell service . “Reading about community resilience recently, I came across talk of something called Meshtastic and how it lets you stay in touch with people miles away even if your internet access and the power grid itself were shut off.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/how-to-geek-this-tiny-radio-lets-me-send-texts-without-wi-fi-or-cell-service/ -
How-To Geek: This tiny radio lets me send texts without Wi-Fi or cell service . “Reading about community resilience recently, I came across talk of something called Meshtastic and how it lets you stay in touch with people miles away even if your internet access and the power grid itself were shut off.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/how-to-geek-this-tiny-radio-lets-me-send-texts-without-wi-fi-or-cell-service/ -
"In the early 2000s, mesh networks were on the verge of being everywhere and connecting everything. Daisy-chaining many devices like beads on a string would “accommodate hundreds or thousands of nodes” and provide “low, up-front cost, easy network maintenance, robustness, and reliable service coverage,” according to mesh-networking forecasts from 2004 and 2005, respectively.
But it would take over two decades to get there. During that time, a range of mesh protocols and standards emerged, each claiming to be the solution—only to flame out or splinter into new incompatibilities.
In 2026, mesh networks that can work together in real-world settings are finally arriving. But rather than a single dominant standard that could power all variety of mesh networks, three separate but interoperable technologies are instead reaching maturity more or less simultaneously: Thread 1.4, a mesh standard for low-power smart-home devices; the Wi-Fi 7 standard for high-bandwidth computing; and the smart-home protocol Matter, which acts as a translator, so devices on different mesh networks can talk to one another. Together, these three provide the beginnings of compatibility and interoperability that has eluded mesh proponents for so long.
However, this multistandard compromise may well only be a way station. “I expect that one mesh technology will eat all the others eventually, possibly incorporating them,” said Mihail Sichitiu, professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh. “Maybe not immediately, but eventually. Looking at how other things evolved, it’s just a matter of time.”"
https://spectrum.ieee.org/mesh-network-interoperable-thread
#Mesh #MeshNetwork #Interoperability #Wifi7 #Thread14 #Matter #SmartHomes #MeshNetworks #MeshNetworking
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"In the early 2000s, mesh networks were on the verge of being everywhere and connecting everything. Daisy-chaining many devices like beads on a string would “accommodate hundreds or thousands of nodes” and provide “low, up-front cost, easy network maintenance, robustness, and reliable service coverage,” according to mesh-networking forecasts from 2004 and 2005, respectively.
But it would take over two decades to get there. During that time, a range of mesh protocols and standards emerged, each claiming to be the solution—only to flame out or splinter into new incompatibilities.
In 2026, mesh networks that can work together in real-world settings are finally arriving. But rather than a single dominant standard that could power all variety of mesh networks, three separate but interoperable technologies are instead reaching maturity more or less simultaneously: Thread 1.4, a mesh standard for low-power smart-home devices; the Wi-Fi 7 standard for high-bandwidth computing; and the smart-home protocol Matter, which acts as a translator, so devices on different mesh networks can talk to one another. Together, these three provide the beginnings of compatibility and interoperability that has eluded mesh proponents for so long.
However, this multistandard compromise may well only be a way station. “I expect that one mesh technology will eat all the others eventually, possibly incorporating them,” said Mihail Sichitiu, professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh. “Maybe not immediately, but eventually. Looking at how other things evolved, it’s just a matter of time.”"
https://spectrum.ieee.org/mesh-network-interoperable-thread
#Mesh #MeshNetwork #Interoperability #Wifi7 #Thread14 #Matter #SmartHomes #MeshNetworks #MeshNetworking
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[tbd] NOTACAMP 2025
Het Groene Veld, Amsterdam, Friday, July 4 at 12:00 PM GMT+2
(Nederlands onderaan)
4 July 2025 @ 12:00 - 6 July 2025 @ 23:42
[tbd] NOTACAMP Non Obvious Technological Approaches
[tbd] is a 3 day festival with talks, workshops, performances, parties and alternative approaches to technological realities.
There will be talks and discussions about topics related to society, hacking, technology, art, science and whatever else participants bring to share.
Dates:
Friday July 4: 12:00h - 04.00h
Saturday July 5: 12:00h - 04.00h
Sunday July 6: 12:00h - 23.42h
Entrance fee: on donation
[tbd] is a participatory event [tbd] is a participatory event organised by anyone who is interested in contributing. It is an open invitation to participate in co-creating an environment where knowledge is shared and infrastructure is decentralised.
There is space to organise workshops, debates, present your ideas or projects, and engage with other inhabitants of the event.
There will be talks and discussions about topics related to society, hacking, technology, art, science and whatever else participants bring to share.
In the afternoons and evenings we have beginner workshops planned where you can learn to solder and make some reactive led lights or build a portable synthesizer and learn the basics of synthesis with ardutouch.
There will also be mesh networking workshops, sessions on remixing electronic waste and lots more...
Come teach, learn and share with us in the afternoons and party through the night.
Read more (or submit a proposal) at: https://tbd.camp
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4 juli 2025 @ 12:00 - 6 juli 2025 @ 23:42
[tbd] NOTACAMP Niet voor de hand liggende technologische benaderingen
[tbd] is een 3-daags festival met lezingen, workshops, optredens, feesten en alternatieve benaderingen van technologische realiteiten.
Er zullen gesprekken en discussies zijn over onderwerpen gerelateerd aan samenleving, hacken, technologie, kunst, wetenschap en alles wat deelnemers willen delen.
Data:
vrijdag 4 juli: 12:00u – 04.00u
zaterdag 5 juli: 12:00u – 04.00u
zondag 6 juli: 12:00u – 23.42u
Entree: donatie
[tbd] is een participatief evenement dat wordt georganiseerd door iedereen die geïnteresseerd is om een bijdrage te leveren. Het is een open uitnodiging deelnemen aan het co-creëren van een omgeving waarin kennis wordt gedeeld en infrastructuur is gedecentraliseerd.
Er is ruimte om workshops, debatten te organiseren, je ideeën of projecten te presenteren en in gesprek te gaan met andere bezoekers van het evenement.
Er zullen lezingen en discussies plaatsvinden over onderwerpen die verband houden met de samenleving, hacking, technologie, kunst, wetenschap en wat de deelnemers nog meer meebrengen om te delen.
In de middagen en avonden hebben we workshops voor beginners gepland: je kunt leren solderen en reactieve led-lampen maken of een draagbare synthesizer en leer de basisprincipes van synthese met ardutouch.
Er zal ook mesh netwerk workshops, sessies over remixen van elektronisch afval en nog veel meer…
Kom ’s middags lesgeven, leren en delen met ons en feest door de nacht in.
Lees meer (of dien een voorstel in) op: https://tbd.camp
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[tbd] NOTACAMP 2025
Het Groene Veld, Amsterdam, Friday, July 4 at 12:00 PM GMT+2
(Nederlands onderaan)
4 July 2025 @ 12:00 - 6 July 2025 @ 23:42
[tbd] NOTACAMP Non Obvious Technological Approaches
[tbd] is a 3 day festival with talks, workshops, performances, parties and alternative approaches to technological realities.
There will be talks and discussions about topics related to society, hacking, technology, art, science and whatever else participants bring to share.
Dates:
Friday July 4: 12:00h - 04.00h
Saturday July 5: 12:00h - 04.00h
Sunday July 6: 12:00h - 23.42h
Entrance fee: on donation
[tbd] is a participatory event [tbd] is a participatory event organised by anyone who is interested in contributing. It is an open invitation to participate in co-creating an environment where knowledge is shared and infrastructure is decentralised.
There is space to organise workshops, debates, present your ideas or projects, and engage with other inhabitants of the event.
There will be talks and discussions about topics related to society, hacking, technology, art, science and whatever else participants bring to share.
In the afternoons and evenings we have beginner workshops planned where you can learn to solder and make some reactive led lights or build a portable synthesizer and learn the basics of synthesis with ardutouch.
There will also be mesh networking workshops, sessions on remixing electronic waste and lots more...
Come teach, learn and share with us in the afternoons and party through the night.
Read more (or submit a proposal) at: https://tbd.camp
----------------
4 juli 2025 @ 12:00 - 6 juli 2025 @ 23:42
[tbd] NOTACAMP Niet voor de hand liggende technologische benaderingen
[tbd] is een 3-daags festival met lezingen, workshops, optredens, feesten en alternatieve benaderingen van technologische realiteiten.
Er zullen gesprekken en discussies zijn over onderwerpen gerelateerd aan samenleving, hacken, technologie, kunst, wetenschap en alles wat deelnemers willen delen.
Data:
vrijdag 4 juli: 12:00u – 04.00u
zaterdag 5 juli: 12:00u – 04.00u
zondag 6 juli: 12:00u – 23.42u
Entree: donatie
[tbd] is een participatief evenement dat wordt georganiseerd door iedereen die geïnteresseerd is om een bijdrage te leveren. Het is een open uitnodiging deelnemen aan het co-creëren van een omgeving waarin kennis wordt gedeeld en infrastructuur is gedecentraliseerd.
Er is ruimte om workshops, debatten te organiseren, je ideeën of projecten te presenteren en in gesprek te gaan met andere bezoekers van het evenement.
Er zullen lezingen en discussies plaatsvinden over onderwerpen die verband houden met de samenleving, hacking, technologie, kunst, wetenschap en wat de deelnemers nog meer meebrengen om te delen.
In de middagen en avonden hebben we workshops voor beginners gepland: je kunt leren solderen en reactieve led-lampen maken of een draagbare synthesizer en leer de basisprincipes van synthese met ardutouch.
Er zal ook mesh netwerk workshops, sessies over remixen van elektronisch afval en nog veel meer…
Kom ’s middags lesgeven, leren en delen met ons en feest door de nacht in.
Lees meer (of dien een voorstel in) op: https://tbd.camp
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In a world where control of #communication networks is increasingly centralized, #DIYnetworks offer an independent alternative. This presentation shows how to build up your own autonomous #meshNetworks with low-cost hardware components and open source tools such as #Reticulum and #MeshChat. We will present practical steps for the construction, configuration and integration of sensors, communication and computing power. We are also discussing how such #networks can be used in #humanitarianCrises, such as the organisation of aid measures through solidarity initiatives.
https://media.ccc.de/v/eh22-97-eggceptional-meshnetworking-#t=950
This workshop offers a detailed journey through the world of do-it-yourself radio networks and #autonomousCommunication structures. Using an exemplary system structure, we show how to realize cost-effective, flexible mesh networks with #LoRa #RNode, Reticulum and MeshChat. In doing so, we not only dedicate ourselves to the technical requirements – such as the optimal hardware selection, antenna adaptation and network planning (keyword “Network Planning 101”) – but also consider how these technologies can be used for #humanitarian purposes, for example at #CADUS.