List of wireless community networks by region

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Africa

DRC

Mesh Bukavu [1] [2]

Pamoja Net [3]

Ghana

Akwapim Community Wireless Network [4] [5]

Somalia

Abaarso [6]

South Africa

Rural Telehealth [7]

Orange Farm: [8]

Zenzeleni: [9]

Home of Compassion [10]

Tanzania

Sengerema Wireless Community Network [11]

Kenya

TunapandaNET Community Network [12]

Tunisia

Mesh SAYADA [13] [14]

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

Australia

Europe

Austria

FunkFeuer

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

cs:CZFree.Net

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France


Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

(www.crcwn.online)

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Hyperboria PL (hyperboria.net.pl)

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Americas

North America

Canada

ZAP Sherbrooke

Nova Scotia

Ontario
Québec

Cuba

  • SNET (abbreviation of "Street Network"), nationwide underground community network [16] [17] [18]

United States

Arizona
California
Illinois
Minnesota
New York
Oregon
Vermont
  • Newport Wireless Mesh, Newport City, Vermont
Washington
West Virginia

South America

Argentina

Brazil

See also

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