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Meshtastic device
Why? Why should we build a LoRa-based mesh network? This project originated in the University of Trento, where I followed the Laboratory of Computing for Social Impact course. The baseline idea of this project is straight-forward: to create an alternative communication network , free, off-grid and independent, that can work even without internet. Meshtastic , and more in general protocols such as MeshCore or Reticulum , enable the possibility to use low-budget and low-power hardware in order to create a network which is independent of the traditional infrastructures. A SIM card is not needed, neither an ISP, nor a constant internet connection. Nodes communicate among each other via radio , creating an always increasing network, just by placing well-positioned new nodes.