How do you connect your network to the Internet? How do your users connect to your network?

Now the fun stuff: what technology do you deploy? Unfortunately, there is no single technology solution that will work best for every community network. Each network design will be unique to the community’s specific geographic, economic, and regulatory constraints and needs. The backhaul portion connects the network to the national backbone infrastructure, while the local access portion actually connects individual users. Technology choices require balancing factors like the regulatory framework, costs, the skills required, local availability of equipment, licensing restrictions, and more.