Systems and methods for designing and powering wireless communication mesh network nodes

1. A wireless communication mesh network node of a wireless communication mesh network, the wireless communication mesh network node comprising:

one or more wireless communication mesh network radios mounted to an exterior of a building via one or more antenna mounts, wherein each respective one of the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios is configured to establish a respective wireless communication link with a wireless communication mesh network radio of another wireless communication mesh network node of the wireless communication mesh network that is located at another building; and

a coaxial interface that couples the wireless communication mesh network node to a power supply installed at the building via a pre-existing cable that was previously installed between a satellite dish and a cable set-top box but has since been disconnected from both the satellite dish and the cable set-top box, wherein the coaxial interface is configured to receive power from the power supply via the pre-existing cable and supply the received power to the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios, wherein a router installed at the building is connected to the power supply via a cable that delivers power to the router, and wherein the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios are configured to exchange data with the router via the pre-existing cable and the cable that delivers power to the router.

2. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios comprise a first wireless communication mesh network radio that includes the coaxial interface.

3. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 2 , wherein the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios further comprise a second wireless communication mesh network radio, and wherein a power interface of the second wireless communication mesh network radio is (a) coupled to the first wireless communication mesh network radio via a separate cable, and (b) configured to receive power from the first wireless communication mesh network radio.

4. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 2 , wherein the coaxial interface is an integrated coaxial interface of the first wireless communication mesh network radio.

5. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein the coaxial interface comprises a cable splitter, and wherein an input of the cable splitter is coupled to the pre-existing cable and a respective output of the cable splitter is coupled to each of the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios.

6. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein: the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios comprise a first wireless communication mesh network radio that includes a power interface; and the wireless communication mesh network node further comprises a cable adaptor that connects the power interface of the first wireless communication mesh network radio to the coaxial interface.

7. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein the pre-existing cable that was previously installed connects to the power supply via a switch that is also coupled to the satellite dish via a separate cable.

8. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios comprises a first wireless communication mesh network radio and a second wireless communication mesh network radio, and wherein the wireless communication mesh network node is (i) coupled, via the first wireless communication mesh network radio, to a first other wireless communication node of the wireless communication mesh network via a first respective wireless communication link and (ii) coupled, via the second wireless communication mesh network radio, to a second other wireless communication node of the wireless communication mesh network via a second respective wireless communication link.

9. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein each respective wireless communication link comprises a point-to-point wireless communication link or a point-to-multipoint wireless communication link.

10. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein each respective wireless communication link comprises a line-of-sight wireless communication link.

11. The wireless communication mesh network node of claim 1 , wherein each respective wireless communication link comprises a millimeter wave wireless communication link.

12. A system comprising:

a wireless communication mesh network node of a wireless communication mesh network, the wireless communication mesh network node comprising:

one or more wireless communication mesh network radios mounted to an exterior of a building via one or more antenna mounts, wherein each respective one of the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios is configured to establish a respective wireless communication link with a wireless communication mesh network radio of another wireless communication mesh network node of the wireless communication mesh network that is located at another building; and

a coaxial interface that couples the wireless communication mesh network node to a power supply installed at the building via a pre-existing cable that was previously installed between a satellite dish and a cable set-top box but has since been disconnected from both the satellite dish and the cable set-top box, wherein the coaxial interface is configured to receive power from the power supply via the pre-existing cable and supply the received power to the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios;

a router installed at the building; and

the power supply installed at the building,

wherein the router is connected to the power supply via a cable that delivers power to the router, and wherein the router and the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios are configured to exchange data via the pre-existing cable and the cable that delivers power to the router.

13. A method comprising: mounting one or more wireless communication mesh network radios of a wireless communication mesh network node to an exterior of a building via one or more antenna mounts, wherein each respective one of the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios is configured to establish a respective wireless communication link with a wireless communication mesh network radio of another wireless communication mesh network node of the wireless communication mesh network that is located at another building; determining that the building has a pre-existing cable that was previously installed for use with a satellite dish; disconnecting the pre-existing cable from both the satellite dish and a cable set-top box; and connecting a coaxial interface of the wireless communication mesh network node to a power supply installed at the building via the pre-existing cable, wherein the coaxial interface is configured to receive power from the power supply via the pre-existing cable and supply the received power to the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios of the wireless communication mesh network node, wherein a router installed at the building is connected to the power supply via a cable that delivers power to the router, and wherein the one or more wireless communication mesh network radios are configured to exchange data with the router via the pre-existing cable and the cable that delivers power to the router.