Checked and summarized on 2026-03-05 (America/Denver)
Reticulum is a cryptography-based networking stack for building local and wide‑area networks over readily available hardware, and it’s designed to keep working even under very high latency and extremely low bandwidth. The site highlights “sovereign” networks (no centralized control over addressing) and links to hardware, manuals, and source.
RNode is a free/open digital radio interface whose firmware turns compatible hardware into long‑range packet radios, typically paired with Reticulum for encrypted communications. The README notes this GitHub repo is a public mirror and (at the time of retrieval) lists an installable firmware release via rnodeconf.
Haven is an open-source toolkit for building decentralized, self‑healing IP meshes intended to share internet access across kilometers without central infrastructure. Its stack centers on sub‑1 GHz Wi‑Fi HaLow (802.11ah) plus BATMAN‑adv and OpenMANET firmware, with optional Reticulum and ATAK/CivTAK integration.
OpenMANET documents a Raspberry Pi–based MANET radio built on Wi‑Fi HaLow (802.11ah), with an OpenWrt-based firmware approach. The docs emphasize 802.11s + batman‑adv support and field/range testing workflows.
A practical introduction to LoRa/LoRaWAN framed as a beginner guide, with a comparison table of range, data rate, and battery life versus other LPWAN options. The page shows a “last updated” timestamp and summarizes typical LoRa characteristics (e.g., kilometer-scale range and low data rates).
A LoRa Alliance overview of LoRaWAN’s positioning as a long‑range, low‑power LPWAN that operates in unlicensed sub‑GHz ISM bands and targets “Massive IoT.” It also clarifies constraints (not for large data or real‑time low‑latency use cases).
The LoRa Alliance positions LoRaWAN as a leading open global standard for secure, carrier‑grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. The site is the top-level hub for membership, certification, markets, and resources.
Meshtastic’s MQTT integration docs explain how gateway nodes can publish mesh packets (uplink) and subscribe to MQTT to inject packets back into the mesh (downlink). It includes quick-start configuration fields and example integrations (e.g., mosquitto, Node‑RED, Home Assistant).
A walkthrough of “Hamtastic,” a bridge between Meshtastic (LoRa mesh) and JS8Call (HF weak-signal messaging). The article describes a stack built around Python/Flask plus Node‑RED for routing, with serial connectivity to the Meshtastic device.
MeshMap is a near‑live map of Meshtastic nodes observed via the official Meshtastic public MQTT server. The project README describes minute‑level updates and automatic removal of stale node positions.
MeshCore is a lightweight C++ library aimed at multi‑hop packet routing for embedded projects using LoRa and other packet radios. Its README highlights prebuilt firmware/flashing workflows and features like multi-hop forwarding, low power use, and decentralized/self‑healing operation.
ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for digital technologies (ICTs). Its “About ITU” material describes the ITU’s role in allocating global radio spectrum and satellite orbits and developing technical standards that enable interoperability.
A manifesto-style essay arguing for local, sovereign, offline-capable software and describing the “parallel internet” concept. It frames cloud services as shifting control to third parties and motivates privacy-by-design tooling.