Stories about Feature from 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
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.
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.
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.
Creating Ecuador's first community network in the aftermath of an earthquake
"Our network exists because we want it to exist; we build it, we maintain it, and we use it – and sometimes we break it... and we get frustrated about it… but mostly it works and we are thankful."
For the first time, a digital security app is available in Aymara thanks to Bolivian language activists
"For us, language is our identity. If we lose our language, we lose our traditions, our culture, our stories, our ancestral knowledge -- we lose everything."
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 12
The November 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.
Ensuring local ownership for community networks in Pakistan
Unlike the traditional, “top-down” commercial approach, in a community network environment, deployment starts from the end-user or the “last mile”.
