Research
Understand the legal, geographic, technical, and community conditions before proposing a solution.
Independent research · Peru 2026 · Phase 0
What happens when the network ends?
Researching whether affordable, low-power mesh communications can help connect rural Andean and rainforest communities in Peru without requiring commercial cellular or Internet networks.
The problem comes first
This is not a generic mesh experiment.
Community Frequency is focused on rural and geographically isolated communities in Peru where geography, infrastructure, and economic conditions can limit access to conventional communications. The technical work exists to investigate whether inexpensive mesh networking can help address part of that real-world problem.
Test
Compare Meshtastic and MeshCore in Peru and observe how low-power mesh performs in real environments.
Learn
Document what works, what fails, what remains uncertain, and what evidence is needed next.
“Research the need. Test the technology. Let the evidence shape the solution.”
Step Zero
Peru 2026 is a research mission.
The first stage has three objectives: establish what can legally be used in Peru through research and engagement with the MTC; learn from Peru's mesh community and test Meshtastic and MeshCore in Lima; then conduct a field assessment with a community near the Peru–Ecuador border.
The purpose is to establish evidence about what is legal, available, technically practical, and useful to the people the project is intended to serve.
See the Peru plan