Broader worldwide coverage from PingER is desired. This is best accomplished by adding additional beacon sites to the list currently being used by PingER v2.

As of October 14, 2007, there were 64 beacons in 41 countries:

COUNTRY          CONTINENT      NUM BEACONS
 ---------------  -------------  -----------
 Egypt            Africa         1
 Greece           Balkans        1
 Croatia          Balkans        1
 Kyrgyzstan       Central Asia   1
 Kazakhstan       Central Asia   1
 Armenia          Central Asia   1
 Georgia          Central Asia   1
 Tajikistan       Central Asia   1
 Japan            East Asia      2
 Korea, Rep       East Asia      1
 China            East Asia      1
 Taiwan           East Asia      1
 Italy            Europe         2
 Germany          Europe         2
 Ukraine          Europe         1
 Iceland          Europe         1
 Slovak Republic  Europe         1
 Denmark          Europe         1
 France           Europe         1
 Estonia          Europe         1
 Switzerland      Europe         1
 Hungary          Europe         1
 Norway           Europe         1
 Portugal         Europe         1
 Brazil           Latin America  2
 Bolivia          Latin America  1
 Argentina        Latin America  1
 Chile            Latin America  1
 El Salvador      Latin America  1
 Palestine        Middle East    2
 Israel           Middle East    1
 United States    North America  15
 Canada           North America  2
 New Zealand      Oceania        1
 Australia        Oceania        1
 Russia           Russia         2
 Thailand         S.E. Asia      1
 Singapore        S.E. Asia      1
 Pakistan         South Asia     2
 India            South Asia     2
 Sri Lanka        South Asia     1

With the recent addition of nodes, there are Pinger nodes in 150+ countries:

COUNTRY                CONTINENT      NUM_BEACONS
 ---------------------  -------------  --------------
 Algeria                Africa         8
 South Africa           Africa         8
 Cameroon               Africa         4
 Uganda                 Africa         4
 Angola                 Africa         4
 Madagascar             Africa         3
 Ghana                  Africa         3
 Rwanda                 Africa         3
 Egypt                  Africa         3
 Tanzania               Africa         3
 Zimbabwe               Africa         3
 Sudan                  Africa         3
 Tunisia                Africa         3
 Gabon                  Africa         2
 Botswana               Africa         2
 Sierra Leone           Africa         2
 Ivory Coast            Africa         2
 Lesotho                Africa         2
 Kenya                  Africa         2
 Mauritania             Africa         2
 Malawi                 Africa         2
 Mozambique             Africa         2
 Namibia                Africa         2
 Morocco                Africa         2
 Eritrea                Africa         2
 Ethiopia               Africa         2
 Congo, Dem Rep         Africa         2
 Togo                   Africa         2
 Benin                  Africa         2
 Nigeria                Africa         1
 Djibouti               Africa         1
 Niger                  Africa         1
 Mali                   Africa         1
 Liberia                Africa         1
 Seychelles             Africa         1
 Burundi                Africa         1
 Cape Verde             Africa         1
 Mauritus               Africa         1
 Burkino Faso           Africa         1
 Senegal                Africa         1
 Libya                  Africa         1
 Swaziland              Africa         1
 Zambia                 Africa         1
 Gambia                 Africa         1
 Guinea-Bissau          Africa         1
 Greece                 Balkans        3
 Macedonia              Balkans        3
 Croatia                Balkans        2
 Romania                Balkans        2
 Slovenia               Balkans        2
 Lithuania              Balkans        2
 Albania                Balkans        2
 Moldova                Balkans        1
 Bosnia Herzegovina     Balkans        1
 Serbia and Montenegro  Balkans        1
 Latvia                 Balkans        1
 Armenia                Central Asia   5
 Kazakhstan             Central Asia   5
 Uzbekistan             Central Asia   2
 Georgia                Central Asia   2
 Azerbaijan             Central Asia   1
 Mongolia               Central Asia   1
 Turkmenistan           Central Asia   1
 Tajikistan             Central Asia   1
 Kyrgyzstan             Central Asia   1
 China                  East Asia      11
 Japan                  East Asia      8
 Korea, Rep             East Asia      5
 Taiwan                 East Asia      3
 France                 Europe         9
 Italy                  Europe         8
 Germany                Europe         8
 Poland                 Europe         6
 United Kingdom         Europe         5
 Switzerland            Europe         4
 Ukraine                Europe         3
 Spain                  Europe         3
 Belgium                Europe         2
 Hungary                Europe         2
 Netherlands            Europe         2
 Iceland                Europe         2
 Ireland                Europe         2
 San Marino             Europe         1
 Denmark                Europe         1
 Malta                  Europe         1
 Sweden                 Europe         1
 Austria                Europe         1
 Bulgaria               Europe         1
 Luxembourg             Europe         1
 Portugal               Europe         1
 Liechtenstein          Europe         1
 Faroe Islands          Europe         1
 Andorra                Europe         1
 Finland                Europe         1
 Slovak Republic        Europe         1
 Gibraltar              Europe         1
 Belarus                Europe         1
 Norway                 Europe         1
 Estonia                Europe         1
 Brazil                 Latin America  14
 El Salvador            Latin America  5
 Venezuela              Latin America  4
 Argentina              Latin America  4
 Uruguay                Latin America  3
 Mexico                 Latin America  3
 Guatemala              Latin America  3
 Ecuador                Latin America  3
 Chile                  Latin America  2
 Bolivia                Latin America  2
 Cuba                   Latin America  2
 Costa Rica             Latin America  1
 Honduras               Latin America  1
 Paraguay               Latin America  1
 Colombia               Latin America  1
 Panama                 Latin America  1
 Peru                   Latin America  1
 Nicaragua              Latin America  1
 Palestine              Middle East    6
 Cyprus                 Middle East    4
 Jordan                 Middle East    4
 Israel                 Middle East    3
 Iran                   Middle East    2
 Saudi Arabia           Middle East    2
 Lebanon                Middle East    2
 United Arab Emirates   Middle East    2
 Syria                  Middle East    1
 Turkey                 Middle East    1
 Oman                   Middle East    1
 United States          North America  99
 Canada                 North America  8
 Greenland              North America  1
 Australia              Oceania        12
 Papua New Guinea       Oceania        2
 New Zealand            Oceania        1
 French Polynesia       Oceania        1
 Russia                 Russia         13
 Thailand               S.E. Asia      5
 Indonesia              S.E. Asia      3
 Philippines            S.E. Asia      3
 Vietnam                S.E. Asia      3
 Singapore              S.E. Asia      2
 Brunei                 S.E. Asia      2
 Malaysia               S.E. Asia      2
 Cambodia               S.E. Asia      1
 Laos                   S.E. Asia      1
 Pakistan               South Asia     15
 India                  South Asia     8
 Sri Lanka              South Asia     5
 Nepal                  South Asia     4
 Bangladesh             South Asia     3
 Afghanistan            South Asia     3
 Maldives               South Asia     2
 Bhutan                 South Asia     1

As of October 15, there are 95 beacons in 92 countries. More focus was placed on the developing world – additional beacons in the US and Europe were removed.

 COUNTRY                CONTINENT      NUM_BEACONS    
 ---------------------  -------------  -------------- 
 Libya                  Africa         1              
 South Africa           Africa         1              
 Morocco                Africa         1              
 Sudan                  Africa         1              
 Angola                 Africa         1              
 Ethiopia               Africa         1              
 Mali                   Africa         1              
 Egypt                  Africa         1              
 Togo                   Africa         1              
 Cameroon               Africa         1              
 Algeria                Africa         1              
 Benin                  Africa         1              
 Gambia                 Africa         1              
 Djibouti               Africa         1              
 Gabon                  Africa         1              
 Namibia                Africa         1              
 Senegal                Africa         1              
 Ivory Coast            Africa         1              
 Ghana                  Africa         1              
 Lesotho                Africa         1              
 Burkino Faso           Africa         1              
 Tunisia                Africa         1              
 Mauritania             Africa         1              
 Rwanda                 Africa         1              
 Mozambique             Africa         1              
 Estonia                Balkans        1              
 Bosnia Herzegovina     Balkans        1              
 Croatia                Balkans        1              
 Lithuania              Balkans        1              
 Romania                Balkans        1              
 Serbia and Montenegro  Balkans        1              
 Latvia                 Balkans        1              
 Albania                Balkans        1              
 Macedonia              Balkans        1              
 Slovenia               Balkans        1              
 Georgia                Central Asia   1              
 Azerbaijan             Central Asia   1              
 Kyrgyzstan             Central Asia   1              
 Armenia                Central Asia   1              
 Kazakhstan             Central Asia   1              
 Tajikistan             Central Asia   1              
 Mongolia               Central Asia   1              
 Uzbekistan             Central Asia   1              
 China                  East Asia      1              
 Taiwan                 East Asia      1              
 Korea, Rep             East Asia      1              
 Japan                  East Asia      1              
 Switzerland            Europe         1              
 Hungary                Europe         1              
 Slovak Republic        Europe         1              
 Ukraine                Europe         1              
 Italy                  Europe         1              
 Belarus                Europe         1              
 Guatemala              Latin America  1              
 Bolivia                Latin America  1              
 Uruguay                Latin America  1              
 Mexico                 Latin America  1              
 Argentina              Latin America  1              
 Chile                  Latin America  1              
 Paraguay               Latin America  1              
 Costa Rica             Latin America  1              
 Nicaragua              Latin America  1              
 Peru                   Latin America  1              
 El Salvador            Latin America  1              
 Brazil                 Latin America  1              
 Honduras               Latin America  1              
 Ecuador                Latin America  1              
 Cuba                   Latin America  1              
 Panama                 Latin America  1              
 Colombia               Latin America  1              
 Venezuela              Latin America  1              
 Palestine              Middle East    1              
 Turkey                 Middle East    1              
 Israel                 Middle East    1              
 Iran                   Middle East    1              
 Lebanon                Middle East    1              
 United States          North America  2              
 Papua New Guinea       Oceania        1              
 Australia              Oceania        1              
 New Zealand            Oceania        1              
 Russia                 Russia         2              
 Cambodia               S.E. Asia      1              
 Laos                   S.E. Asia      1              
 Philippines            S.E. Asia      1              
 Singapore              S.E. Asia      1              
 Indonesia              S.E. Asia      1              
 Vietnam                S.E. Asia      1              
 Thailand               S.E. Asia      1              
 India                  South Asia     2              
 Pakistan               South Asia     1              
 Sri Lanka              South Asia     1              
 Bangladesh             South Asia     1              
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