Deploying long-distance Wifi in Haiti
Inveneo has a great case study about setting up long-distance Wifi in earthquake hit Haiti, which in short boils down to:
1. Wifi Network Design: make sure your nodes are visible to each other and pointing at the right location
2. Location Capacity Survey: confirming the location can support a network node
3. Wifi Hub Antenna Pointing: aiming the dish for the highest signal strength
4. Installation Trip Preparation: determining what you’ll need before your 30ft up a tower
5. Node Antenna Setup: aiming and connecting the antenna
6. Disseminating Internet Access: networking locally for end-user access
7. Network Management: making sure everyone has equal access to bandwidth
Inveneo helps out NetHope rebuilding Haiti’s shattered communications infrastructure using open source solutions like OpenNMS and OpenStreetMap.