See the current issue of the MIT Technology Review for a write up about Serval and Commotion and mesh telephony in general:
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516571/build-your-own-internet-with-mobile-mesh-networking/
They provide a nice summary of our long running problems with Android failing to support ad-hoc Wi-Fi, and that this prevents various humanitarian uses of Android phones. We encourage Google to review their policy.
Shameless plug: The crowd-funding campaign they mention as launching soon is http://igg.me/at/speakfreely
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516571/build-your-own-internet-with-mobile-mesh-networking/
They provide a nice summary of our long running problems with Android failing to support ad-hoc Wi-Fi, and that this prevents various humanitarian uses of Android phones. We encourage Google to review their policy.
Shameless plug: The crowd-funding campaign they mention as launching soon is http://igg.me/at/speakfreely