Wireless for Communities (W4C)

Community Networks 14 September 2018

The Internet Society, in partnership with COMSATS Internet Services, has since December 2015 been implementing a pilot initiative in...

Community Networks 10 October 2017

Community networks are built and operated by people in the community; they are the result of people working together,...

Community Networks 5 October 2017

This paper reflects views and opinions of community network providers who are trying to build their own low-cost and...

Community Networks 31 December 2016

Map showing the access points established under the Wireless for Communities (W4C) programme in India.

Community Networks 31 December 2016

This brochure gives an overview of the Wireless for Communities (W4C) programme in India…

Growing the Internet 14 December 2016

Taking advantage of the fact that Internet Society’s CEO, Kathy Brown, and I were both in India last month,...

Growing the Internet 9 December 2016

When I first moved to Mexico, I started working with a really cool organization called Palabra Radio, which is...

Community Networks 2 December 2016

India is an interesting country when it comes to Internet access. On the one hand, India has the second...

Growing the Internet 30 November 2016

Phase 6: Smart Village Programme Report (December 2015 – November 2016) Selected Tham in Jharkhand and Narayanpet in Telangana...

Community Projects 29 June 2016

Be it high into the Himalayas, deep into the country side of India or the hills of Mexico, incredible...

Growing the Internet 31 May 2016

The W4C programme in Nepal was launched in the aftermath of the Gorkha Earthquake in April 2015, in partnership with the Nepal...

Growing the Internet 12 February 2016

Coming from the urban part of Pakistan, the Internet is nothing new for me and not as novel anymore,...