Wireless for Communities (W4C)
A Pilot Community Network in Pakistan: Online Supplementary Education and its Impact
Community Networks
14 September 2018
A Pilot Community Network in Pakistan: Online Supplementary Education and its Impact
This case study documents the impact of empowering teachers and students with digital tools and skills in a remote...
Policy Brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks
Community Networks
10 October 2017
Policy Brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks
Paper focused on the importance of enabling access to spectrum for the deployment of community networks (2017).
Community Networks: Regulatory issues and gaps – Experiences from India
Community Networks
5 October 2017
Community Networks: Regulatory issues and gaps – Experiences from India
Improving the availability of affordable broadband and understanding the legal and regulatory challenges of spectrum allocation, licensing regulation, and...
Experiencing the Internet’s Role in Community Empowerment
Growing the Internet
14 December 2016
Experiencing the Internet’s Role in Community Empowerment
Taking advantage of the fact that Internet Society’s CEO, Kathy Brown, and I were both in India last month,...
The Fight For Telephony
Growing the Internet
9 December 2016
The Fight For Telephony
When I first moved to Mexico, I started working with a really cool organization called Palabra Radio, which is...
Build The Internet: Training Barefoot Network Engineers
Community Networks
2 December 2016
Build The Internet: Training Barefoot Network Engineers
India is an interesting country when it comes to Internet access. On the one hand, India has the second...
How You Can Help Connect The Planet
Community Projects
29 June 2016
How You Can Help Connect The Planet
Be it high into the Himalayas, deep into the country side of India or the hills of Mexico, incredible...
Connecting the unconnected: Experience from the First Phase of our W4C Project in Pakistan
Growing the Internet
12 February 2016
Connecting the unconnected: Experience from the First Phase of our W4C Project in Pakistan
Coming from the urban part of Pakistan, the Internet is nothing new for me and not as novel anymore,...
4th Wireless for Communities & Open Spectrum Summit Report
Community Networks
28 April 2015
4th Wireless for Communities & Open Spectrum Summit Report
In December 2014, the Internet Society sought to flesh out persisting challenges to rural connectivity, and found that a...
Barefoot & Connected: Socio-behavioural impact of wireless broadband & digital intervention in a village campus
Growing the Internet
31 December 2014
Barefoot & Connected: Socio-behavioural impact of wireless broadband & digital intervention in a village campus
The Wireless for Communities (W4C) programme has connected rural and remote locations in as many as 38 districts across 18 states...
Connecting Remote Communities: Wireless for Communities in India
Community Networks
31 December 2014
Connecting Remote Communities: Wireless for Communities in India
Case studies, experiences and lessons learned from the Wireless for Communities (W4C) programme in India.
Diversity the Key to Connecting the Last Mile
Development
18 December 2014
Diversity the Key to Connecting the Last Mile
Building upon the progress from its third edition last year, the 4th Wireless and Open Spectrum Summit, held in...