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5 February 2019
Why are there no community networks in the Seychelles?
Could community networks be helpful for the 40% or so of the population of the Seychelles with no ready access to the internet and the wealth of information available there?
25 January 2019
TS Wireless: The rise and stumble of a community network for electronic music makers in Melbourne
Back in 2002, TS Wireless in Melbourne, Australia streamed royalty-free music produced by local artists 24 hours a day to anyone within a three-kilometre radius, but it wasn't without its...
20 January 2019
Exploring models of sustainability for rural connectivity in Indian villages
The Gram Marg rural broadband project aims to connect rural villages focusing on local ownership so that local and regional needs will be prioritised.
16 January 2019
Connecting the unconnected in Kenya’s urban slums
The TunapandaNET community network was started in Kibera to provide connectivity to youth to access different learning platforms.
14 January 2019
The Azacualpa community network in Honduras: Empowering the Lenca people through technology
The rural Lenca community of Azacualpa in Honduras has set up a community network to provide new opportunities for access to information and to help revitalize their native language.
11 January 2019
Creating autonomous community networks in the Brazilian Amazon
To understand how high-frequency radio community networks were developed in the Brazilian Amazon, it is important to reflect on the geographic characteristics and historical and socioeconomic background of Brazilian Extractive...
9 January 2019
Deploying community cellular networks in rural barangays in the Philippines
Community cellular networks can now be found in many rural barangays, the smallest administrative units of Aurora Province in the Philippines.
7 January 2019
Challenging inequality in post-apartheid South Africa: A bottom-up, community-led business model for connectivity
Zenzeleni shows how economically marginalised communities that otherwise depend on government grants and remittances can, through a community network, both access and own high value services in South Africa.
3 January 2019
How the rural Greek village of Sarantaporo turned to community networks to provide much needed connectivity
When the rural village of Sarantaporo in Greece had no internet access, they turned to community networks to provide this lifeline to access valuable information.
31 December 2018
The community network as a connectivity strategy for rural and remote Myanmar
A community wireless network was built in the Siyin Valley for 20 villages in rural Myanmar
28 December 2018
Sayada inaugurates the first decentralised, free Wi-Fi community network in Tunisia
The Tunisian coastal town of Sayada enjoys the benefits of their community network – called “MeshSayada” – which covers 70% of the town and provides access to locally hosted content.
26 December 2018
TakNet is building last-metre community networks in rural Thailand
TakNet is an experimental project that aims to provide internet connectivity to rural homes in Thailand at affordable rates and acceptable quality.
21 December 2018
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 13
The December 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática.
