Very long distance wi-fi networks
Rob Flickenger, Steve Okay, Ermanno Pietrosémoli, Marco Zennaro, Carlo Fonda · 2008
802.11 Wi-Fi technology is commonly used for creating wireless networks with a range of about one hundred meters. With careful planning and proper antennas, this same equipment can be used to make point-to-point links of hundreds of kilometers. This paper presents a successful 279 km link made by wireless experts in Venezuela, and a permanent 133 km test network in northern Italy for ongoing research.