UNI

Our main project, UNI, is a portable hotspot that provides wireless access to pre-loaded digital resources like Wikipedia and Khan Academy in areas where access to the internet is unreliable, making important resources accessible to everyone worldwide.

Deploy UNI in your community!

LONG RANGE

100-metre range connection 

Connect up to 20 devices at a time

LOW POWER

Cellphone charger, portable battery & solar power-friendly

Compatible with local devices, i.e. older Android phones and laptops

VISITORS

8,616 visitors in 2022

1,200 visitors took the Diabolus ex machina tour

13 devices deployed in an area of 1 km

CUSTOMIZABLE

1.5 hours of customized content downloaded on the devices

Put in weather rugged cases for external use

“The tests we conducted during a pilot project with Grey-Box, as part of a partnership with the Digi-Hub Shawinigan, allow us to envision greater autonomy and fluidity in the field experience we offer at the Forges-du-Saint-Maurice, by improving connectivity for an outdoor audio tour.”

Martine Lagacé,
Visitor Experience Manager, Mauricie and Western Quebec Field Unit

“On the road, our internet connection is sometimes problematic for our fleet of laptops. UNI is a great alternative to overcome this technical issue in the context of some of our projects. Our organization is very pleased with the customer service and technical assistance received.”

Ariane Beaupre
Science Box / Boîte à science

“We used UNI for our conservation education outreach in a rural village in Southern Madagascar this fall. The villagers were enthusiastic about accessing UNI through their cell phones. I would recommend UNI for anyone working internationally in rural areas where internet is not always available.”

Amber Walker-Bolton PhD

The Red Book Challenge

WEIGHS LESS THAN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

UNI is lighter than the average phone and you can fit over 10 of them in a small backpack.

ADD CONTENT IN 2 CLICKS

Simply connect a USB key or a memory card to add content.

CUSTOMIZABLE

Although UNI comes with preloaded resources such as Wikipedia, you can add your own as well!

Browse our list of Free and Open-Source Educational Content that can be added to UNI  

TAKE A LOOK

POWER ANYWHERE

UNI is wall-outlet, portable battery and solar-power friendly – making it easy to connect anywhere.

LOW POWER USAGE

UNI is power-efficient and compatible with consumer-friendly portable batteries that can give up to 72 hours of power.

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ROUGH & TOUGH

Dust, humidity, cold, heat, pressure, you name it! This box is designed to resist extreme environments. Leave it in the field, and it will still be there when you are back.

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HIGHLY COMPATIBLE

UNI works with the devices that already used by the local population— such as older Android phones and laptops.

Range of remote Wi-Fi product

CONNECT WITHIN 100 METERS

UNI has a range of 100 metres— with just one box, you can reach out to a large part of the community.

CONNECTS TO 10 DEVICES AT ONCE

Using WIFI, up to 10 devices can connect to UNI at the same time. So, no need to waste time on wires and complicated connections!

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(Available in English only)

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Available Devices

Pilot Project
  • Network: Up to 10 devices connected within up to 100 meters
  • Preloaded Content: customizable content, offline website version, intranet resources, offline synchronized cloud documents
  • Expandable storage: Yes with a USB key, an external hard drive and/or a Micro-SD card
  • Customizable storage, capacity and content available upon request

$150CAD

 

 

Regular Edition
  • Network: Up to 10 devices connected within up to 100 meters
  • Preloaded Content: customizable content, offline website version, intranet resources, offline synchronized cloud documents
  • Expandable storage: Yes with a USB key, an external hard drive and/or a Micro-SD card
  • Customizable storage, capacity and content available upon request

starting from $200CAD

 

 

UNI App
  • UNI App is available for testing
  • Compatible Android 9 or 10 devices
  • Root Access Required

 $30CAD

 

 

Monthly Subscription
  • Network: Up to 10 devices connected within up to 100 meters
  • Preloaded Content: customizable content, offline website version, intranet resources, offline synchronized cloud documents
  • Expandable storage: Yes with a USB key, an external hard drive and/or a Micro-SD card
  • Customizable storage, capacity and content available upon request
  • 3 months minimum required

$20CAD/ month

 

 

Technical Specifications
  • Network: Up to 10 devices connected within up to 100 meters
  • USB: USB3 and USB2
  • Power: USB or AC
  • Preloaded Content: customizable content, offline website version, intranet resources, offline synchronized cloud documents
  • Customizable storage, capacity and content available upon request
  • Expandable storage: Yes with a USB key, an external hard drive and/or a Micro-SD card
  • RAM: DDR3 4GB
  • Memory: 64GB
  • WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; 2,4 GHz and 5 GHz
  • Ethernet: Yes
  • Size: 10.2 x 10.2 x 2.4cm; 460g

Sign Up to Deploy UNI

We are currently in our pilot-testing phase. Fill out the form below to learn more about becoming a tester and deploying UNI on the field.