Executive TL;DR:

• BYOMesh claims to offer 100x the bandwidth of existing mesh networks.
• Regulatory issues with current mesh network protocols may impact BYOMesh’s claims.
• The design and protocol of BYOMesh are crucial to its potential success.

The Buzz Score

The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical

Expert Insights

Experts are weighing in on the potential of BYOMesh. Some express skepticism about the claims of 100x bandwidth, citing regulatory issues.

The ‘100x bandwidth’ claim needs to be substantiated. There are some significant regulatory issues with the current popular mesh network protocols in the USA, namely that neither MeshCore or Meshtastic are compliant with the actual FCC regulations.

Others question the primary appeal of LoRa and its range capabilities.

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought the primary appeal of LoRa was range? Also isn’t the primary factor in making long range radio go through things is the frequency?

Design and Protocol

The design of BYOMesh is a crucial factor in its potential success. Some users are interested in the open-source design for reuse in their own projects.

Is the design for this open source? I’m not an rf guy so it would be really handy to be able to reuse some parts of this in my sensor network on our farm.

Others see potential applications in areas like drone warfare and mesh networks.

That stuff is good for drone warfare, mesh networks already been used in Ukraine E.g. drones geographically organize themselves into a chain with each of them serving as a mesh-network node, then each of them, including the tip of a chain, can be controlled by operators, and the whole setup is a closed network which works without requiring Internet access

Focus Keyword: BYOMesh LoRa