We are a group of Canadian engineers who used to work in Motorola and Honeywell. Dangerous situations we each experienced beyond cellular coverage made us realize that people seriously need better off-grid/non-infrastructure dependent communication, to prepare for possible disasters, to protect our communication privacy, and when we experience the outdoors.

Unfortunately, current off-grid communication solutions can hardly meet our needs. Walkie-talkies have no GPS to pin point locations, and no data transfer to exchange images/files. Satellite communication is prohibitively expensive and its reception is largely dependent on weather conditions. Both are heavy and bulky, causing a painful trade-off between safety and portability.
But actually...the latest technologies can do more. This astonishing fact urged us to do something.

We invented the Sonnet. Without relying on any infrastructure, Sonnet powers on average 5km communication to:
- send text and voice messages (privately or in a group)
- send image, data and files
- share, mark and track GPS locations
- for free!
Our mesh-networking function can also increase the effective range by multiple times.
Sonnet is $89 per pair. And again, no further cost.

Sonnet will allow us to always communicate with each other no matter how harsh the conditions are. Multimedia+GPS will also improve our communication efficiency for better team coordination. With mesh-networking, Sonnet allows people to build personal off-grid communication networks that are robust and free of charge, independent from goverments and corporations.

Wishing to offer people the lowest possible price, we found ourselves in need of pre-orders to meet the quantity threshold of quality manufacturing. If you do find Sonnet interesting, more information can be found on the campaign page to help you decide if Sonnet is a good fit for your needs: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sonnet/sonnet-decentralized-mobile-communication


Thanks for viewing,
Randolf
Sonnetlabs.com