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In memory of Terry Gillett

https://villagetelco.org/2023/08/in-memory-of-terry-gillett/

Published: August 23, 2023 16:56

Terry Gillett passed away last Saturday after a three year battle with cancer. If you have been involved in any way with Village Telco, you are bound to have come across Terry through either by using the fruits of his labour in developing Village Telco…

Learning Platform Project

https://villagetelco.org/2023/06/learning-platform-project/

Published: June 23, 2023 23:36

Digital Library The Digital Library Project provides a simple way to serve a wide variety of essentially static web content in a classroom situation where there is no Internet connection, just using re-purposed low cost WiFi router devices. Students can…

Digital Library Deployment Projects

https://villagetelco.org/2023/04/digital-library-deployment-projects/

Published: April 9, 2023 07:37

Digital Libraries have been deployed in a number of locations including Panama, Pakistan, Cambodia and Timor Leste. Brief descriptions of these deployments can be found here: Cambodia Panama Pakistan Fileserver…

Digital Library Project

https://villagetelco.org/2022/11/digital-library-project/

Published: November 9, 2022 01:15

Over the last couple of years we have been working on developing a simple Digital Library for use in schools and community centres in areas where there is little or no Internet access. The idea is to use a low cost WiFi router with on-board storage to…

MP2 AWD – ‘All Wheel Drive’ Edition

https://villagetelco.org/2016/11/mp2-awd-all-wheel-drive-edition/

Published: November 4, 2016 19:21

The MP2 AWD “All Wheel Drive” edition is now available for order.  The MP2 AWD represents a big step forward for the Mesh Potato.   It is based on the same core as the MP2 Phone and is packaged in an outdoor enclosure with additional features and…

SECN 4.0 Firmware Available

https://villagetelco.org/2016/09/secn-4-0-firmware-available/

Published: September 26, 2016 16:12

The fourth release of the Small Enterprise / Campus Network (SECN) firmware for MP02, Ubiquity and TP Link devices, designed to provide combined telephony and data network solutions is now available for download. The major features of this update are:…

Introducing Wildernets

https://villagetelco.org/2014/09/introducing-wildernets/

Published: September 28, 2014 15:55

The following is a guest post from Keith Williamson. Wildernets is alternative firmware for the MP02 that aims to widen the customer base for the MP02 by making initial configuration much easier and adding new features such as Instant Messaging support. So…

SECN 2.0 Final Released

https://villagetelco.org/2014/08/secn-2-0-final-released/

Published: August 15, 2014 15:14

It’s been a while coming but we’re happy to announce the general release of the SECN 2.0 firmware.  This firmware is available for the Mesh Potato 2.0 and a range of TP-Link and Ubiquiti devices.  We posted details in the RC1 release of the software but…

Use of the Mesh Potato at a Wildfire Exercise in Maine

https://villagetelco.org/2013/08/use-of-the-mesh-potato-at-a-wildfire-exercise-in-maine/

Published: August 26, 2013 17:48

A guest post by Steve Hansen (KB1TCE) of Owl’s Head, Maine Some Background For a bit of background, I became a ham operator in late 2009. I was part of a small group who saw the value of amateur radio to both personal and community emergency communications…

New firmware release – Version 2.0 RC1

https://villagetelco.org/2013/06/new-firmware-release-version-2-0-rc1/

Published: June 26, 2013 17:38

We’re happy to announce the release of the 2.0 (Release Candidate 1) of the Village Telco firmware.  Here a breakdown of what’s new: Updated mesh protocol with B.A.T.M.A.N. adv 2012.3.0 The 1.1 release of the Village Telco firmware came with the 2011.2.0…