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Category Archives: BRCK Testing
PicoBRCK for WASH – UNHCR, Dadaab Refugee Complex
February 21st, 2018 by Clarence Alucho
There is never a dull moment when the BRCK engineering team goes out for a field trip to test out new tech. The experience and victories gained are always priceless. This time the team set out to the world’s largest refugee complex, about 90km back from the Kenya-Somalia border. The mission, as we had chosen […]
Read moreEating our Own Dogfood on BRCK Expeditions
November 15th, 2017 by Erik Hersman
This last week I was part of a BRCK expedition team that traveled from Nairobi through the Chyulu Hills, and oversea to the small island of Pemba in the northern part of Zanzibar. On the way, we installed some of our equipment, including: A point-to-point link running Moja WiFi, providing free internet access for Kenya […]
Read moreAmong Lions
April 14th, 2017 by Brian Birir
Lion Guardians is a conservation organization that promotes cultural sustainability and coexistence between lions and people across Kenya and Tanzania. Their main camp, Naharbala Camp, is located right in the middle of Amboseli and isolated from the comfortable amenities that you find in urban areas. A beautiful view of Mt. Kilimanjaro that motivated us to […]
Read more2016: The Year at BRCK
January 2nd, 2017 by Erik Hersman
2016 proved to be a busy year at BRCK, after we announced our funding round. We started off by getting into our new office, upgrading from the small room we’d used for the previous two years. There was a blur of events, with some of us speaking at WEF, TED, ITU, and many others. A […]
Read moreField Work
May 23rd, 2016 by Rufus Muturi
Everyone in the technology sector has done field work. Visits to customers homes or offices to fix loose cables, mount antennas, install kitchen equipment, and to carry out regular maintenance are part of it. Sometimes, it is to touch base and find out how clients are doing and how you could make their lives easier. […]
Read moreVisiting our Solomon Islands Schools
May 17th, 2016 by Peter
BRCK has been known for developing products for the edge of the network and very remote regions of the world. Lately our products have been pushing even what we as BRCKers consider the edge. One of our biggest themes is the “if it works in Africa, it can work anywhere.” And that was never more […]
Read moreInternet for Ranches and Wildlife Research
January 12th, 2015 by Erik Hersman
Farms and Ranch WiFi I took off this weekend to test some BRCKs out in some of the more rural parts of Kenya. In this case, I was invited by Michael Nicholson who runs the cattle part of the El Karama Ranch situated near Nanyuki at the foot of Mount Kenya. The ranch is approximately […]
Read moreBRCK Nile Expedition Redux
December 19th, 2014 by Paul Birkelo
With all the hubbub about the team’s epic three week dash to South Africa and back, some may have forgotten that only a month and a half ago, the other half of the team were cruising Lake Victoria and the Nile in Uganda. The video edit is done, though, so we’re bringing it back! We started […]
Read moreGetting Connected
December 13th, 2014 by Kurt Unger
The BRCKs have been working great on this trip; pop in a data enabled SIM card and a few minutes later the solid blue ring tells us that we are online. It is a bit surreal to be corresponding with people back in the office while we are travelling through the heart of Africa. I […]
Read moreExpedition Technology – Part II
December 3rd, 2014 by Reg Orton
Thanks goodness for BRCK. Unfortunately this will be my last expedition post this trip. I’ve had to leave the guys early to make a dash north to sort out some business. If it weren’t for BRCK I’d still be in Livingstone. When the news came that I had to come back to Nairobi, we knew […]
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