rett's blog

the lonely wi-fi network

i have an idea - grassroots wireless tcp/ip network that is completely seperate from the internet.

i see this taking two forms. small private wifi networks built around a single server. these wifi communities will be built around a physical location in any sort of place. maybe a farm, maybe a dairqueen, maybe a public art installation. when people want to communicate they take their laptops down into the network area and then proceed to use some sort of groupware/bbs/weblog/wiki/thing. maybe all of them.

there's also the possibility of a single huge network - a rival internet - that exists soley wirelessly and extends over most urban areas.

i imagine a future with 100% wifi coverage in most areas. i know that sounds crazy but give it ten years. think about how many people browsed the web ten years ago.