[Battlemesh] Fwd: [IS4CWN] KORUZA for organic growth of wireless optical networks

Paul Gardner-Stephen paul at servalproject.org
Thu Jul 11 10:47:51 UTC 2013


Hi Mitar,

Thanks for forwarding this on -- it is great to hear that Luka is
progressing with his work.

Paul.


On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Mitar <mitar at tnode.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Forwarding.
>
>
> Mitar
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: Musti <musti at wlan-si.net>
> Subject: [IS4CWN] KORUZA for organic growth of wireless optical networks
> To: cwn-summit at lists.chambana.net
>
> Dear all,
>
> as some of you may recall, I have announced the development of a 1Gbps
> wireless optical system suitable for community networks in Barcelona.
> Now almost a year later I am very excited to share the progress with
> you, as well as to seek your help in finding suitable development and
> travel grants and obtaining recomendation/introduction letters for them.
>
> KORUZA is an innovative open-source open-hardware wireless communication
> system, employing a new low-cost approach to designing free-space
> optical network systems, enabling building-to-building connectivity with
> a highly collimated light beam at a capacity of 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps) at
> distances up to 100 m. It is designed to be suitable for home as well as
> professional users, enabling organic bottom-up growth of networks by
> eliminating the need for wired fiber connections and associated high
> installation costs. The simplicity of use, low-cost and compact size
> allow the system to be deployed in any network.
>
> Feel free to see a more detailed description of the project with nice
> diagrams at:
> http://koruza.net
>
> As well as some details about the current state of the prototype system:
> http://koruza.net/Prototype
>
> I have written a scientific paper on the topic: Reintroducing Free-Space
> Optical Technology to Community Wireless Networks, which is available on
> (unfortunately behind a paywall):
> http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2013/ISUsage/RoundTablePresentations/3/
>
> The paper will hopefully be presented to wider audience on AMCIS2013
> conference in Chicago this August, but am at the moment lacking
> sufficient travel funding to attending it. You are most kindly invited
> to forward the project to any organisation that would be able to support
> me.
>
> KORUZA is under active development, but at the moment with my personal
> resources in Slovenia. The next months are going to be dedicated to
> evolve the prototype into a product suitable for the everyone to use and
> I am looking forward to presenting it in Berlin in October, hopefully
> along with a crowd-funding campaign for the first series. A lot of work,
> time and resources are required for the project to grow up sufficiently
> to support itself. I am appealing to you for help in obtaining a grant,
> by puting me in touch with suitable organisations or individuals, that
> will enable the project to continue and meet the above described goals.
>
> I am looking forward to meeting you all in Berlin again.
>
> Kind regards,
> Luka Mustafa - Musti
> musti at wlan-si.net
> wlan slovenija
>
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