The Wireless Weblog

Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports on the announcement of a new solar-powered outdoor Wi-Fi repeater from Meraki Networks, the San Francisco-based company that offers the $49 Meraki Mini access point.

The biggest potential stumbling block for the new product is price — while the outdoor repeater itself will only cost $99, adding solar power to it could bring the price as high as $500. Still, Griffith writes, "in some areas, like a rural town or rooftop, it's still cheaper than running a power line."

As Engadget's Donald Melanson puts it, "Solar-powered Wi-Fi isn't exactly anything new, but upstart Meraki looks to be doing its best to make it more accessible to the general public."

More here from The Next Net … more here from Wi-Fi Networking News … more here from UPI … more here from GigaOM … and Meraki's press release is here.

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