“Imagine trying to piece together a wireless network with no manuals, sporadic and slow access to the Internet, inadequate tools, a shortage of supplies, and in the most inclement weather. The authors of a recently published book, “Wireless Networking in the Developing World” don’t need to imagine. They have been doing so for years.”

So begins the press release which announces the launch of this dynamic publication that is destined to become the ‘bible’ for developing-nation wireless techies. The book provides valuable information, which, whilst available in an online environment, is almost impossible to access in developing nations due to poor connectivity. The book details critical information that is needed to build networks, including diagrams and calculations, and presents the information in a manner that allows techies to learn in an offline environment.

The book was compiled during a ‘book-sprint’ which consisted of a group of hand-picked wireless community networking specialists that gathered together for an intensive 3-month period to develop the material, pooling their experience, expertise and knowledge of the challenges facing techies in the developing world.

The book is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, 2.5 and is available free for download.

Says Corinna ‘Elektra’ Aichele, one of the authors: “Our book will be released under a Creative Commons license, so everybody can copy and distribute it free of charge. That doesn’t mean it is a ‘cheap’ book. I think it is a great book.”

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