Austrian programmers build free bridge to Internet
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmers">programmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hackers">hackers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. "<span word="FunkFeuer">FunkFeuer</span>" <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="network">network</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="German">German</span>, <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="network">network</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="mesh">mesh</span>," <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmers">programmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hackers">hackers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. "<span word="FunkFeuer">FunkFeuer</span>" <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="network">network</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="German">German</span>, <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="network">network</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="mesh">mesh</span>," <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="utility">utility</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="Customers">Customers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="FunkFeuer">FunkFeuer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Vienna">Vienna</span> <span word="rooftops">rooftops</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="model">model</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="spectrum">spectrum</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="WiFi">WiFi</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="WiFi">WiFi</span>, <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FunkFeuer">FunkFeuer</span> <span word="mesh">mesh</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="distances">distances</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bounce">bounce</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>," <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Kaplan">Kaplan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FunkFeuer">FunkFeuer</span> <span word="mesh">mesh</span> <span word="network">network</span>. "<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="antennas">antennas</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="window">window</span>."</p>
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