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How the Espírito Santinho Community Created Brazil’s First Fiber Community Network
Community Networks
14 March 2023
How the Espírito Santinho Community Created Brazil’s First Fiber Community Network
Espírito Santinho's Internet access was made possible by a partnership model that could connect other communities in Brazil, where...
An Internet Exchange Point Helps Haiti during Natural Disasters
Internet Exchange Points
13 July 2022
An Internet Exchange Point Helps Haiti during Natural Disasters
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in August 2021, just as many people were starting their day. Over the...
An IXP in Bolivia Steps in to Provide Faster, More Reliable Internet—Just in Time
Internet Exchange Points
11 February 2022
An IXP in Bolivia Steps in to Provide Faster, More Reliable Internet—Just in Time
After several years of stagnation, Bolivia’s IXP, PIT Bolivia, now doubles its exchanged traffic every six months
Addressing Historic Inequalities in Brazil—through Community Networks
Community Networks
5 August 2021
Addressing Historic Inequalities in Brazil—through Community Networks
Find out how Brazil's marginalized communities have created community networks to connect to the world and to each other
Four New IXPs Take off in Central America and the Caribbean
Infrastructure and Community Development
3 June 2021
Four New IXPs Take off in Central America and the Caribbean
According to the global IXP Database, as of January 2021, of the 630 registered Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), 229...
Are Partial Liability Rules The Path Forward For Intermediary Liability Regimes? Lessons Learned From Brazil
In the News
1 June 2021
Are Partial Liability Rules The Path Forward For Intermediary Liability Regimes? Lessons Learned From Brazil
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Intermediary Liability Survey: Latin America
Executive Summary This report is a product of a crowdsourcing exercise designed to map current existing intermediary liability regimes...
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Community Networks in Latin America
Over the past decade, numerous discussions have highlighted the essential role that Internet connectivity plays in driving fundamental changes...
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Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean: Removing Barriers to Connectivity and Stimulating Better Access in the Region
The nations of the Caribbean region are scattered over an area of more than 2.75 million square kilometres. These...
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Report from the Field: Post-Hurricane Connectivity in the Caribbean
We ask our community to join with us to both #ReconnectTheCaribbean, and also to work to ensure the networks...
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Ensuring Sustainable Connectivity in Small Island Developing States
This report aims to shed light on the key connectivity issues for SIDS nations and to help share knowledge...
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Connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Internet Exchange Points
This report takes stock of the development of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, documenting...
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The Internet Society’s Latin America & Caribbean region currently counts 11,722 individual members, out of whom 7,162 (61%) are also members of one of our 26 Chapters in the region. (as of December 2020)
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