Deployment

Community Network Do-It-Yourself Toolkit
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Connecting the Unconnected 31 October 2023

Community Network Do-It-Yourself Toolkit

The Community Network Do-It-Yourself Toolkit. In 10 steps, it organizes a series of resources that outlines everything you need to...

How the Chippewas of Nawash are Bridging the Digital Divide
Growing the Internet 12 September 2023

How the Chippewas of Nawash are Bridging the Digital Divide

Through investments in a community network initiative and skills development programs, the Chippewas of Nawash now have reliable, affordable,...

How a Rural Community in Armenia Built Their Own Internet
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Community Networks 22 May 2023

How a Rural Community in Armenia Built Their Own Internet

Shaghap Community Network This community network connects over 100 households in the mountainous village of Shaghap, Armenia, as...

Developing Readiness for Community Networks in the Middle East and North Africa
Growing the Internet 27 January 2023

Developing Readiness for Community Networks in the Middle East and North Africa

The Internet Society's 2023 report into how community networks could help bridge the digital divide in the MENA region. 

Financing Mechanisms for Locally Owned Internet Infrastructure
Growing the Internet 25 October 2022

Financing Mechanisms for Locally Owned Internet Infrastructure

Find out more about the financing mechanisms available to Community Connectivity Providers (CCPs).

Community Network Readiness Assessment Handbook
Growing the Internet 15 April 2022

Community Network Readiness Assessment Handbook

A handbook to guide communities through assessing whether they will benefit from building a community network, as well as...

Wireless for Communities
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1 October 2021

Wireless for Communities

Wireless For Communities Wireless for Communities (W4C) is an award-winning program, initiated in 2010 by the Internet...

Reimagining the Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Growing the Internet 9 August 2021

Reimagining the Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A five-part webinar series on building, sustaining and funding community networks in Africa.

Telecommunications Reclaimed: A Hands-on Guide to Networking Communities
Growing the Internet 18 February 2020

Telecommunications Reclaimed: A Hands-on Guide to Networking Communities

A step by-step guide on how to start a community network, get it running, and keep it sustainable in...

Solutions for Traffic Backhaul in Community Networks
Growing the Internet 11 November 2019

Solutions for Traffic Backhaul in Community Networks

Backhaul is the first-mile or middle-mile infrastructure that brings the Internet to the community. Read about the options for...

Connecting Tusheti
Community Networks 11 December 2018

Connecting Tusheti

Revisiting the community network set up in Tusheti, Georgia, one of Europe's highest and most isolated settlements, to see...

Community Networks in Latin America
Community Networks 13 November 2018

Community Networks in Latin America

Challenges, regulations and solutions to building and operating community networks in Latin America.