Was thinking of bid(s) as many of my GW’s - and planned new ones - look into/monitor parts of Berks but as based in Bucks am excluded despite radio waves not respecting geopolitical boundaries … need to find a friendly Berks registered business, school (or similar), or charity to act as lead contact but time running out
TL:DR - IMHO the key take away is called out in the last paragraph!:
“The answer, in case you’re wondering, is to delete the Facebook app from your phone. Seriously, delete it. If you must, access its service from a separate browser.”
Comment - DOH resolver option needs to expand quickly beyond Cloudlare (DNS 1.1.1.1) if power/knowledge isnt just to be concentrated into just yet another tech behemoth…much like browser choice perhaps a DOH resolver choice in a juridiction of your choice?
And Challenge 9 for IoT Deployemnt (using LoRaWAN) - you bidding again?
Was looking at some nice friendly OWL loraGW’s in schools for the Climate Change/Environmental Challenge…
…and of course the best way to see/monitor the south bank of the Thames Valley (nominally north facing) in Berkshire is from Gateways on the north bank (nominally south facing) in Buckinghamshire
e.g.
Coverage South:
Local Topological influence & sample overlay
Look forward to hearing more on what you are doing over a beer at the thingsconf-UK next month!
I don’t fancy the challenges too much this time around - the bid process is a LOT of effort and the requirement spec feels to loose for me to know how to win. If we do put a bid in it will be a punt on the wide open challenge 9 - but the clock is ticking…