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The Serval Project
Locality: Bedford Park, South Australia
Address: Flinders University, Sturt Road 5042 Bedford Park, SA, Australia
Website: http://www.servalproject.org
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25.01.2022 A few people have asked for prototype Mesh Extenders lately. In response, we are sounding out the demand for us to get a small (= expensive unit price) production run of the current generation of prototypes. To be clear: This is for EXPERIMENTAL units (and the price reflect that). We will make a separate announcement of commercial availability when the time is right. http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//early-access-to-serval-mes
20.01.2022 A number of nasty bugs that we encountered during testing in Vanuatu have been found and fixed. Outdoor testing with real hardware will hopefully resume at the Uni this week, in preparation for updating the units in Vanuatu and re-testing performance there. http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//fixing-bugs-and-structure-
16.01.2022 Following on the installations in Pang Pang village a couple of weeks ago, the first two Mesh Extenders have been installed in Epau (both on the island of Efaté, Vanuatu). http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//pandanus-cable-ties-and-me
16.01.2022 It's been a while since the last news, but we are ramping back up for 2018, working on satellite broadcast, HF radio integration, and generally getting the Mesh Extenders ready for general use. Also, we are very happy to announce that there is a group working on porting the Serval Mesh to Ubuntu Touch phones -- which might once again offer the chance for ad-hoc Wi-Fi communications between phones. http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//getting-back-up-to-speed-f
15.01.2022 Just finished visiting our friends at NZ Red Cross to transfer knowledge on how to flash Mesh Extenders in preparation for their eventual use by NZ RC's IT&Telecommunications Emergency Response Unit (IT&T ERU). http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//setting-up-mesh-extender-c
15.01.2022 Over the past year or so, we have been quietly working away on a low-cost solution for tsunami and other hazard warning. Today our work was covered in the Australian media: https://www.abc.net.au//new-tsunami-warning-syste/10469146
14.01.2022 We are just wrapping up the proof-of-concept of a new technology for tsunami, bush-fire and other hazard early-warning delivery to even the most isolated locations. Very excited about the prospect. We believe we have reduced the cost by around 100x compared to the traditional approach -- hopefully enough to make blanket provision of tsunami-early warning throughout the Indo-Pacific Ring of Fire. https://servalpaul.blogspot.com//slashing-cost-of-tsunami-
12.01.2022 http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//third-visit-to-vanuatu.html
09.01.2022 Proof-of-concept port of Seval to iOS made first light today. Interoperates with Android version, and connects to Mesh Extenders nicely. https://servalpaul.blogspot.com//serval-chat-ios-port-fina
08.01.2022 Today we setup an indoor test network of Mesh Extenders, designed to make it easy for us to reproduce and verify fixing of bugs identified in the field. The result is a multi-hop UHF network, with a few good links, and one rather dodgy one, which is great for simulating real-life conditions. We have already used it to confirm that some recent bug fixing has been effective at solving a message delivery bug we hit in Vanuatu. http://servalpaul.blogspot.com//building-indoor-test-netwo
03.01.2022 On the way back to Vanuatu for the next field trip in support of our pilot there. Focus this time will hopefully be on shaking down and optimising the UHF radio performance between Mesh Extenders.
02.01.2022 Our hearts go out to all those affected by the recent tradgedy in Indonesia near Anak Krakatau. This is an issue dear to our hears, with our own friends in Vanuatu recently having a narrow escape from the tsunami that was there last recently. There are hundreds of millions of people at risk from these kinds of events, and we need to find ways to provide robust, long-lasting and cost-effective early warning systems so that we can lessen the risk.
