Rti Coverage: Taiwan’s Community Meshtastic Coverage Has Reached 80%

Special thanks to Rti for its coverage!

“Sean Ching said that the community had only about 50 members in its early days but has now grown to nearly 20,000 people across Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hualien, and other parts of Taiwan, with an estimated 1,000-plus devices in operation… As more and more people build their own systems, coverage across Taiwan has reached approximately 80%, and Meshtastic can now be used to communicate in most inhabited areas.”

Does communicating by Mesh sound a little more feasible than pulling a battery from an electric scooter?

But how should radio waves that bounce from point to point adapt to cities full of walls and interference, and to the opposite conditions found in rural and mountainous areas?

One session on CRC’s digital resilience track at g0v Summit 2026. The headlines excerpted below capture the report’s key points:

• Meshtastic: Build Your Own Offline LINE in One Afternoon for NT$1,000
• Meshtastic Taiwan Community Coverage Has Reached 80%
• Is Meshtastic Really a Good Communications Alternative?
• Do Ordinary People Need to Prepare Meshtastic?