A next-generation wireless network in Detroit is closer to being...
A next-generation wireless network in Detroit is closer to being operational, the New America Foundation said Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bn627k). The network’s located in Detroit’s Cass Corridor and the first phase of its construction is now complete. The New America Foundation’s Open…
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Technology Institute plans to use this network to test Commotion, which it calls “a cutting-edge open-source communication platform that uses laptops, mobile phones and other devices to create decentralized wireless systems known as ‘mesh networks.'” The project receives funds from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the U.S. Department of State, “which sees the potential of the technology in places like Egypt or Syria where dictators have cut off access to the Internet,” the release said. “The city is not just a backdrop for this network,” said Director-Field Operations Joshua Breitbart in a statement. “The residents are playing an active role as designers and engineers.” Detroit partners include the Allied Media Projects, the Detroit Future Media training program and The Work Department, the foundation said, referring to the help it’s received in training, designing and software development. Commotion will be released to the public in early 2013, the foundation said.