Chandran
Chandran is an experienced software engineer specializing in embedded systems engineering. Having grown up in Auroville, an experimental town with idealistic aspirations, he has experience with the expectations and disappointments we encounter when idealism meets reality. Chandran aims to contribute to developing mesh networks on Bitcoin.
Sessions
When bootstrapping mesh networks from scratch, we face challenges in delivering a competitive service for users who have internet access. One key challenge is the cost of achieving sufficient node proximity under the existing hardware constraints. A protocol called LOT49 already lets mesh nodes transfer these costs to the user via lightning. Let us explore which use cases mesh networks can serve today to maximize the value they deliver to users while minimizing their infrastructure cost.
Community mesh networks faced range/hardware constraints and lacked a way to transfer their infrastructure cost from service providers to users in the past. Today, we don't have any excuses—LOT49 tackles lightning payments between mesh nodes, and cheap LoRa devices with in-built ESP430s can bridge between WiFi and distant clusters of nodes. I will bring some of these LoRa devices for a hands-on DIY session. Let us build the future that we want to see!