<s>
Wirelesspt	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
non-commercial	O
open	O
grassroots	O
initiative	O
to	O
support	O
free	O
computer	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
that	O
is	O
not	O
dependent	O
of	O
central	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
corporation	O
or	O
entity	O
which	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
ordinary	O
citizen	O
provide	O
free	O
,	O
open	O
and	O
democratic	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
highways	O
of	O
information	O
technologies	O
helping	O
people	O
and	O
organizations	O
implementing	O
wireless	O
networks	O
that	O
will	O
benefit	O
their	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WirelessPT	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
movement	O
for	O
wireless	O
community	O
networks	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
goal	O
of	O
WirelessPT	B-General_Concept
is	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
large	O
scale	O
free	O
wireless	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
that	O
is	O
decentralized	B-Operating_System
and	O
owned	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
run	O
it	O
and	O
to	O
support	O
local	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
communities	O
like	O
guifi.net	O
and	O
freifunk	O
,	O
WirelessPT	B-General_Concept
has	O
and	O
shares	O
similarities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
free	O
community-driven	O
networks	O
,	O
Wirelesspt	B-General_Concept
uses	O
mesh	O
technology	O
to	O
bring	O
up	O
ad	B-Protocol
hoc	I-Protocol
networks	I-Protocol
by	O
interconnecting	O
multiple	O
Wireless	O
LANs	O
using	O
mobile	B-Protocol
ad	I-Protocol
hoc	I-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
technology	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
routing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
routers	B-Protocol
fail	O
,	O
this	O
special	O
software	O
automatically	O
calculates	O
a	O
new	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
destination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
is	O
called	O
mvwrt	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
OpenWrt	B-Application
and	O
other	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
such	O
as	O
LEDE	B-Language
and	O
was	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
needs	O
and	O
challenges	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
different	O
developed	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
depending	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
protocols	O
that	O
local	O
communities	O
decide	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
previously	O
tested	O
olsr	B-Protocol
,	O
WirelessPT	B-General_Concept
decided	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Ad	O
Hoc	O
and	O
the	O
B.A.T.M.A.N.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
routing	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
as	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
base	O
routing	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
in	O
Portugal	O
after	O
2	O
years	O
of	O
planning	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
started	O
by	O
its	O
founder	O
with	O
a	O
setup	O
of	O
9	O
nodes	O
and	O
5	O
gateways	O
in	O
3	O
weeks	O
to	O
cover	O
an	O
area	O
of	O
6	O
square	O
kilometres	O
using	O
ddwrt	B-Protocol
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
the	O
project	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
expanded	O
their	O
nodes	O
count	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
coverage	O
until	O
today	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
registered	O
national	O
trademark	O
in	O
2016	O
after	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
Battlemesh	O
v9	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
currently	O
active	O
and	O
stable	O
also	O
because	O
it	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
wireless	O
kit	O
specifically	O
created	O
for	O
non-tech-savvy	O
users	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
self-managed	O
and	O
auto	O
configured	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
off-the-shelf	O
wireless	O
routers	B-Protocol
a	O
node	O
is	O
fully	O
functional	O
without	O
human	O
interaction	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
is	O
uploaded	O
to	O
a	O
node	O
.	O
</s>
