It looks like we have a new world record for the longest communication link via Wi-Fi, in Venezuela where researcher Ermanno Pietrosemoli managed to establish a 802.11 connection between El Aguila and Platillon Mountain. The distance is 382 kilometers or ~238 miles and the strength of the connection was great. He managed to get speeds of up to 3MBps in each direction by using Intel long-range WiFi technology and Linksys hardware (worth $60) even if it’s between two mountains. The former record was 310 kilometers (192 miles).
The experiment was successful thanks to the fact that the two points form fairly jagged peaks so there were not many things to block the signal. There are currently other experiments for long-range Wi-Fi that take place in Uganda and other emerging markets as a solution for long distance communications.

Since I cannot get 3MBps in my apartment right now I would definitely enjoy mr. Pietrosemoli to come and install such a Wi-Fi connection in Bucharest. Or imagine yourself in the woods being chased by a bear, and searching information on the web how to get out of trouble. Neat!
[Source : CNet]

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