WiLife Sharing

The New York Times has an interesting article that spotlights a company called Meraki Networks that’s driving the spread of city wide WiFi networks home by home rather than tower by tower. While some cities are trying to provide umbrella coverage of wireless broadband through building broadcast towers, Meraki is hoping residents will buy a $50 plug devices and build a shareable wireless network around their house. If aim is that if enough homes do this, a city wide network could be delivered.

Iain Tait also points us to Whisher – a player in the global wi-fi sharing application that allows you to share your network off your existing WiFi router.

In related news, Autonet Mobile has started selling a $400 wireless router that plugs into your ciggie-lighter in your car. Monthly payment is $50. As wireless networks are far from being omnipresent, we guess it uses mobile-phone transmission. No news on whether you can share your in-car wifi with your fellow passengers stuck in rush-hour traffic jams just yet.