Cellular networks are available in most places, but not always, and you may not have connectivity while climbing mountains or other remote locations, when going abroad, during natural disaster, in very crowded places where network capacity is exceeded, or when your government decides to cut it off for “national stability and harmony”. Wouldn’t it be great if you were still able to contact with your friend in such cases, and create your own mesh networks expanding over several kilometers? That’s exactly what Sonnet does by connecting to your smartphone over WiFi, and to other Sonnet nodes over ISM frequencies (433, 868 and 925 MHz). Sonnet hardware specifications: Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n WiFi with up to 20 dBm (max varies per country); WPA/WPA2 security Long Range RF Frequencies 915 MHz (North America) 868 MHz (Europe) 433 MHz (Asia Pacific) Distance – 5km typ.; up to 10km Line-of-sight; SMA connector available to extend […]
Sonnet is a Rugged Portable Device Creating Mesh Networks for Smartphones
