Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
Nguzo’s pole-to-pole internet proposal for Tanzania
Nguzo proposes mounting Wi-Fi nodes on existing electricity poles in Tanzania, relaying traffic toward fibre gateways and using satellite links where fibre is absent.
- For
- Tanzanian communities beyond fibre coverage
- Worth noticing
- The page explicitly labels its pilot-corridor illustration as a plan, not a coverage map.
Field notes
The node concept combines a Wi-Fi 6 access radio, two directional 5 GHz line radios, a controller, battery, and solar cap in a pole-mounted enclosure; the page says the design is intended to be printed and repaired in Tanzania. It describes a signed uptime-and-traffic ledger for allocating payment, and cites a Ministry of ICT figure of 15,167 km of backbone reaching 122 of 139 districts. These are page-stated details, not evidence that the proposed network is deployed.
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