Meta Mesh wants to get mesh network Wi-Fi to neighborhoods throughout Pittsburgh

Adam Longwill built his first wireless antenna using a wok.

“My parents, whom I was living with at the time, had DSL and they were too cheap to get a better connection,” the founder and CEO of Meta Mesh jokes.

“I was home from college and I was desperate for good Internet speed. I thought ‘Let me steal some Wi-Fi off of my neighbors, and so I started messing around with different antennas so I could reach further.’ I started to realize I could go really far with some antenna designs.”

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