Internet has become an integral part of our lives and the society at large so much so that we can't live without it. if the network is down all own problems begin, you will think part of our heart has seized to function, people depend on internet on almost everything nowadays. for you to have an internet you need to subscribe to an internet service provide for a convenient package that suits your need, you need a constant supply of power , if you want to share among several users, then you will need something called a router for sharing out the internet, you may decide to use Ethernet or wireless in order to use the internet amongst users.
when you have all this under one roof that is in a single device then you're safe with a mobile wireless internet that can connect 20 devices together this is the concept in BRCK pronounced as brick , an idea by Ushahidi founder and now iHub founder ERIC a techpreneur..designed in Nairobi but made in the United States of America.
a
wireless, battery-powered modem i.e using GSM network that aims to help users connect to
the web no matter where they are in the world.
Described as "the backup generator for the internet", BRCK can
support up to 20 devices connected at once, has a tough exterior
shell and an eight hour battery life so it can sit out any
blackouts, it can connect to the web via Ethernet, WiFi, 3G or 4G, shifting between them dependent on
service.
This is device is a noble thing especially in remote areas like villages in Africa and Asia where access to internet was a nightmare, with most part of this areas having a GSM network now internet is no more a problem they can connect 20 devices to BRCK and get to have internet.
BRCK is a noble idea but the cost of internet in our telecom companies are so high that it might render the noble idea useless until later times, i guess the government through the right authorities should bring laws and regulations curbing the high cost of internet in our GSM networks.
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