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I'm kinda looking forward to seeing how this pans out. Personally, I'd want to use it to make small, local hobby networks; kinda like how it used to be that basically anyone with a phone line could start an ISP.
Me too but it’s not well suited for a use case like that. Think of it for data logging and control of remote devices. Maybe you have a battery powered sensor in a field to track moisture levels, or a light switch in an outbuilding that you want to make sure is shut off without walking out there.
Similar networking that is more accessible to consumers might be Zigbee, z-wave or Thread.
Matter/Thread is the latest consumer standard, and is supported by major players like Apple and Amazon (don’t remember if Google is still on board). its strengths include standardized device type profiles (so every light switch has the same definition of off and on) and well-defined integration between Thread (local wireless mesh network) and Matter (IoT protocol over Ethernet/WiFi) making it more likely that everything works together. It has a lot of potential, but has been slow to roll out.
Hell yes. Perhaps an interconnected network of mesh nodes could become an alternative FOSS internet within our lifetimes.