Archive for October 30th, 2005

USAID profiles Geekcorps Mali BottleNet

30th October 2005

USAID recently profiled the Geekcorps Mali BottleNet on www.usaid.gov

BottleNet is a do-it-yourself (DIY) antenna design using $2 in locally sourced equipment that can provide gains and directionality equivalent to low-end commercial antennas which cost about $40 each within the US. These locally produced antennas could satisfy the needs of most of the WiFi antenna market in Mali, as well as, in the longer term, the demands of an important segment of the global wireless antenna market.

Link: http://www.usaid.gov/stories/mali/pc_ml_geekcorps.html

Posted in Programs, News, Mali, Partners | 1 Comment »

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