There are solutions from commercial providers for reliable metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks. These are installed in Philadelphia (pilot) now, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, Corpus Christi, and Chaska, MN, to name just a few. Check out muniwireless.com for info about how communities around the world are doing this.
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There are solutions from commercial providers for reliable metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks. These are installed in Philadelphia (pilot) now, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, Corpus Christi, and Chaska, MN, to name just a few. Check out muniwireless.com for info about how communities around the world are doing this.