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Althea
Company blog · blog.althea.netsystemsbusiness
Althea is the company blog at blog.althea.net, writing about systems and business. Since 2019, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-01-08, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Althea's blog for posts on community-run wireless internet networks, including a case study from Nevada City and a Medellín post on cheaper connections, plus updates on the company's direction.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Transforming Connectivity
What Hacker News says?
You may appreciate Deborah's blog post. https://blog.althea.net/faster-cheaper-internet-in-medellin-... Ask away as far as other questions go.
Comment linking /faster-cheaper-internet-in-medellin-colombia/
on “New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web”Submitted A poorly coded Ethereum smart contract disrupted an ISP in rural Oregon as a story · 6 points
HN discussionYes! There's less focus on crypto part of it, and more emphasis on connecting people and communities as a WISP, but underneath it all, Althea is doing just that. https://blog.althea.net/case-study-nevada-city-ca/
Comment linking /case-study-nevada-city-ca/
on “I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content”Submitted 5G brings cell carriers up to par, but it isn't a revolution as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThis reminded me to check up on how Althea is doing. Looks like they are changing their blockchain to something they have more control of: https://blog.althea.net/althea/
Comment linking /althea/
on “Senet and Helium Announce LoRaWAN Network Integration Partnership”