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Kingdavid: /* 25,26 August 2009 - Meraka mesh lab workshop */

2009-10-09T04:42:41Z

25,26 August 2009 - Meraka mesh lab workshop

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	== 25,26 August 2009 - Meraka mesh lab workshop ==		== 25,26 August 2009 - Meraka mesh lab workshop ==
	A 2 day training workshop was help at Meraka to introduce graduate students to all the features and tools in the 49 mesh grid that is installed at Meraka. Our own students as well as students from Rhodes and University of the North West attended the workshop. Some students will now be using the lab to carry out their masters and PhD research and this workshop has eased the steep learning curve required before useful experiments can be run.		A 2 day training workshop was help at Meraka to introduce graduate students to all the features and tools in the 49 node mesh grid that is installed at Meraka. Our own students as well as students from Rhodes and University of the North West attended the workshop. Some students will now be using the lab to carry out their masters and PhD research and this workshop has eased the steep learning curve required before useful experiments can be run.

	Download content of tutorial [http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/49-node_Indoor_Mesh#Workshop_notes_from_workshop_held_in_August_2009 here]		Download content of tutorial [http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/49-node_Indoor_Mesh#Workshop_notes_from_workshop_held_in_August_2009 here]

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 == 27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology with Hungarian University ==

Ajay: /* 19 August 2008 - Researcher awarded scholarship to pursue PhD */

2008-08-28T10:56:29Z

19 August 2008 - Researcher awarded scholarship to pursue PhD

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	Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_03.html here]		Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_03.html here]


	== 24-27 June 2008 - Wireless Africa workshop ==		== 24-27 June 2008 - Wireless Africa workshop ==

Ajay at 10:56, 28 August 2008

2008-08-28T10:56:20Z

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	Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]		Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]

			== 19 August 2008 - Researcher awarded scholarship to pursue PhD ==
			An exceptional offer to work on a PhD by the prestigious University of Santa Barbara has seen a talented young researcher of the Meraka Institute at the CSIR leave for a five-year stint. David Johnson was accepted as one of the few "top-notch applications with excellent potential for doctoral work" among a total of over 300 highly-qualified applicants; he has also been granted five years of guaranteed financial support.

			David was awarded an MEng (cum laude) last year for his work on performance analysis of mesh networking protocols on the Meraka Institute's indoor mesh test bed. He is well known in South Africa and is starting to be recognised in international research circles for his work on wireless mesh networks (WMN). He was instrumental in the establishment of the Peebles Valley Mesh Network, which showcased the use of the innovative 'cantenna', a tin used as a low-cost antenna in the context of community mesh networks.

			Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_03.html here]


	== 24-27 June 2008 - Wireless Africa workshop ==		== 24-27 June 2008 - Wireless Africa workshop ==

Ajay: /* 27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology with Hungarian University */

2008-08-27T16:27:03Z

27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology with Hungarian University

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	Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]		Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]

			== 24-27 June 2008 - Wireless Africa workshop ==
			Wireless Africa, a unique pan-African initiative led by the Meraka Institute of the CSIR, has named three reference sites (in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda) to lead the first phase of the project in setting up and studying community-owned information networks to benefit poor and rural African people.

			Funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for a period of two years, the Wireless Africa initiative is a collaborative research and development (R&D)project to study, validate and enhance business models that achieve economic sustainability of wireless infrastructure in rural and remote areas.

			Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_09.html here]

	== 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup ==		== 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup ==

Ajay: /* 27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology takes shape */

2008-08-27T16:00:13Z

27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology takes shape

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	== 27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology ~~takes shape~~ ==		== 27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology with Hungarian University ==
	The Meraka Institute of the CSIR recently had a visit by a team of Hungarian researchers from the Institute of Informatics at the University of Szeged. The visit has given strong impetus to collaboration between Hungary and South Africa on a research project in the domain of wireless mesh networks (WMN) for rural areas. ~~Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]~~		The Meraka Institute of the CSIR recently had a visit by a team of Hungarian researchers from the Institute of Informatics at the University of Szeged. The visit has given strong impetus to collaboration between Hungary and South Africa on a research project in the domain of wireless mesh networks (WMN) for rural areas.

			Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]

	== 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup ==		== 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup ==

Ajay: added news update

2008-08-27T15:59:32Z

added news update

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	\|align="left" width="100%" style="background-color:#B3E8FF; border:1px solid #808080"\|'''The Wireless Africa group is researching ways and means to develop sustainable information and communications technology in developing countries. This will be achieved through community-owned decentralized mesh networks built on open source technology'''		\|align="left" width="100%" style="background-color:#B3E8FF; border:1px solid #808080"\|'''The Wireless Africa group is researching ways and means to develop sustainable information and communications technology in developing countries. This will be achieved through community-owned decentralized mesh networks built on open source technology'''
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			== 27 August 2008 - Research collaboration on wireless technology takes shape ==
			The Meraka Institute of the CSIR recently had a visit by a team of Hungarian researchers from the Institute of Informatics at the University of Szeged. The visit has given strong impetus to collaboration between Hungary and South Africa on a research project in the domain of wireless mesh networks (WMN) for rural areas. Read article [http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_aug/ic_06.html here]


	== 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup ==		== 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup ==

Kingdavid: /* 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup */

2008-02-25T12:57:03Z

23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup

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	[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]		[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]

	[[Media:olsr-thomas-elektra.pdf‎ \| OLSR and beyond]]		[[Media:olsr-thomas-elektra.pdf‎ \| OLSR and beyond]]

	[[Media:Freifunk-presentation.pdf‎ \| Overview Freifunk mesh network]]		[[Media:Freifunk-presentation.pdf‎ \| Overview Freifunk mesh network]]

Kingdavid: /* 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup */

2008-02-25T12:56:48Z

23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup

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	[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]		[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]
			[[Media:olsr-thomas-elektra.pdf‎ \| OLSR and beyond]]
			[[Media:Freifunk-presentation.pdf‎ \| Overview Freifunk mesh network]]

	== 2 November 2007 - Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network DIY Guide released ==		== 2 November 2007 - Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network DIY Guide released ==

Kingdavid: /* 23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup */

2008-02-25T12:45:18Z

23 February 2008 - Wireless community linkup

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	~~''Miro will also~~ be ~~present to exhibit some~~ of ~~their latest equipment''~~		Presentations made by Meraka can be found here:

			[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]

	== 2 November 2007 - Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network DIY Guide released ==		== 2 November 2007 - Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network DIY Guide released ==

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	[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]		[[Media:Linkup-meraka-short.pdf‎ \| Overview of mesh networking at Meraka]]

	[[Media:olsr-thomas-elektra.pdf‎ \| OLSR and beyond]]		[[Media:olsr-thomas-elektra.pdf‎ \| OLSR and beyond]]

	[[Media:Freifunk-presentation.pdf‎ \| Overview Freifunk mesh network]]		[[Media:Freifunk-presentation.pdf‎ \| Overview Freifunk mesh network]]