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The MuniWireless Mesh Networks Research Report is available now. A brief listing of the report contents is below.

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Market Overview

Expert analysis by Muniwireless.com founder Esme Vos on why demand for mesh networks is increasing and what’s ahead in the next few years

Technology Trends

Technical advances that are creating more reliable, secure and functional mesh networks: Backhaul Beamforming Better use of spectrum Mesh clients Voice over WiFi

Key Findings: Statistical Data

Level of mesh network deployments Spending patterns for…

Citymesh, a Belgian telecommunications firm, is deploying a citywide Wi-Fi mesh network in Blankenberge on the coast of Belgium. Although the primary use of the network is Internet access for visitors, the city plans to use the network for public safety and other municipal purposes as well. Citymesh, a Belgian telecommunications firm, is deploying a large Wi-Fi mesh network in Blankenberge on the coast of Belgium. Although their target customers are visitors, the city plans to use the network for…

Recent news reports about poor Wi-Fi service in cities have a lot of people wondering: why do some networks work better than others? A huge factor in providing acceptable wireless network signal coverage in municipalities is based on the density of mesh nodes throughout the coverage area. While there can be a number of reasons why people can’t get a Wi-Fi signal, a huge factor in providing acceptable wireless network signal coverage in municipalities is based on the density of…

In order to extend the capability of 802.11 serving large-scaled outdoor wireless networks, the 802.11 Working Group kicked off Task Group S in July 2004 to develop the 802.11s standard for mesh networking. 802.11s will provide topology discovery and path selection, something beyond the scope of traditional 802.11 access points. In order to extend the capability of 802.11 serving large-scaled outdoor wireless networks, the 802.11 Working Group kicked off Task Group S in July 2004 to develop the 802.11s standard…

Is solar power an option for generating electrical supply to mesh nodes? What are the advantages to using solar power? What are the challenges? With many of the municipal wireless networks that I’ve been involved with, the lack of electrical power for mesh nodes in some areas leads to installation delays and unforeseen costs. Some light poles, for example, don’t supply adequate electrical power, or occasionally mounting assets, such as roof tops, don’t have any readily available power. In these…

To substantially improve performance with a multi-radio mesh network as compared to a single-radio system, you’ll probably need to make use of 5.8GHz between mesh nodes in order to avoid conflicts with the 2.4GHz channels interfacing users to the mesh nodes. What are the other reasons why you would use the 5.8GHz band? The 5.8GHz band generally has somewhat lower noise and interference as compared to the 5.8GHz band, which can improve performance. I’ve found that a multi-radio configuration using…