[Chapter-delegates] Solar Shed - Pictures

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

Dear Jane,

thanks for your kind and very helpful follow-up. This is fascinating. Is
there somewhere an up to date database of community networks, listing
the type of model it follows, its reach, and contact details?
Kindest regards,

Olivier

On 05/08/2016 10:33, Jane Coffin wrote:
>
> Some community networks are ISPs.
>
> Some community networks are their own sustainable charging networks
> with authorizations and spectrum allocations – providing 2G/3G.
>
> Some negotiate for backhaul and cut deals.
>
> Some train-trainers and create antennae from scrap metal and/or teach
> communities how to build the networks.
>
> Some community networks (like many Internet start-ups) are given
> seed-funding and survive on their own through a commons based approach
> (like Guifi).
>
> Some may be goobled up by the big guys as they are more “viable”
>
>  
>
> Some have created mini Internet ecosystems around them – online
> business, radio stations, and cyber cafes.
>
>
> Some may fail – like many start-ups
>
>  
>
> We are trying to look at what success models look like and where those
> have been adapted and to convene folks to that some mistakes are
> avoidable.
>
> Each community is different and ultimately some communities are shut
> out from having lower-cost simple comms due to regulatory, policy, or
> corporate issues. (note some mesh networks in the US are not allowed
> to operate in some zones where big cable companies operate…tricky).
>

-- 
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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