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Meraki Unwires SF s Neediest

Posted on June 11, 2008

Even if San Francisco s high-profile, city-wide Wi-Fi network with EarthLink and Google was a fundamental flop, residents of the city that need it the most could still get some free wireless broadband. Meraki Networks, a San Francisco-based startup that makes mesh networking gear is building an ad-hoc San Francisco Wi-Fi network called Free the Net. At a press conference on Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Meraki CEO Sanjit Biswas plan to announce a project that includes Meraki s Wi-Fi networks throughout San Francisco s affordable housing communities.We re not sur...

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