List of wireless community networks by region
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Some wireless community network projects are:
Community networks by region
Africa
Ghana
- Wireless Ghana — http://www.wirelessghana.com/
South Africa
See also South African wireless community networks
- Wireless User Group South Africa — http://www.wug.za.net
- Johannesburg Area Wireless User Group — http://www.jawug.za.net
- Cape Town Wireless User Group — http://www.ctwug.za.net
- Durban, South Africa. Durban Wireless Community — http://www.dwc.za.net
- Potchefstroom Community Network — http://www.pcn.za.net
- Pretoria Wireless Project (Centurion) — http://www.pwp.za.net
- Pretoria Wireless User Group — http://www.ptawug.co.za
- Stellenbosch Community Network — http://www.scn.za.net
- Wireless Africa, South Africa — Wireless Africa Wiki COIN Blog http://www.fmfi.org.za
Zambia
- LinkNet, Macha, Zambia — Linknet Linknet Wiki Site
Asia
India
- AirJaldi Broadband networks in rural areas; [4]
- Digital Empowerment Foundation Wireless for Community Network; [wforc.in]
Indonesia
- Batam Wireless Internet Community (BWIC), Batam Island, Kepulauan Riau — bwic.blogspot.com/
Nepal
- Nepal Wireless Networking Project — nepalwireless.net
- Community Wireless Mesh Network, Kaski — Kaski WMN
Australia & Oceania
ACT, Australia
- Canberra Wireless Network — http://www.cwn.net.au
New South Wales, Australia
- Bathurst Wireless — http://www.bathurstwireless.org
- Coffswifi.net — http://wifidog.coffswifi.net
- Sydney Wireless — Sydney — http://www.sydneywireless.com
Northern Territory, Australia
- The Mesh, Darwin — http://the-mesh.org
- Darwin Wireless, Darwin — http://www.darwinwireless.com
Queensland, Australia
- Darling Downs Wireless, Toowoomba — http://ddw.net.au
- Brismesh — Brisbane — http://brismesh.proboards.com/
- Townsville Community Wireless — http://townsville.wireless.org.au
- Cairns Wireless — http://cairns.wireless.org.au
- SuncoastMesh, Sunshine Coast http://www.suncoastmesh.org.au
South Australia
- Air-Stream Wireless Incorporated, South Australia — http://www.air-stream.org.au
Victoria, Australia
- Ballarat Wireless — http://www.ballaratwireless.net
- Bendigo Wireless — http://www.bendigowireless.net
- Melbourne Wireless — http://www.melbournewireless.org.au
- Lara Wireless — http://larawireless.net/
Western Australia
- Western Australian Community Access Networks Inc., Perth — http://www.wacan.asn.au/
- WAFreeNet, Perth — http://www.wafreenet.org
Tasmania, Australia
- TasWireless, Tasmania — http://www.taswireless.net
New Zealand
- Yobbo Wireless Community — http://yobbo.co.nz/wireless.htm
- Computer Clubhouse 274 Community Wireless — http://www.clubhouse274.org.nz
Europe
Austria
- Funkfeuer, Vienna, Graz, Bad Ischl — http://www.funkfeuer.at
- LZB-Net, Hofkichen — http://www.lanzenberg.at
- Funkfeuer Wels, Wels — http://wels.funkfeuer.at
- Funkfeuer Linz, Linz — http://linz.funkfeuer.at
- Funkfeuer Traunviertel, Traunviertel in OÖ — http://traunviertel.funkfeuer.at
- Funkfeuer Salzkammergut, Salzkammergut — http://salzkammergut.funkfeuer.at/
- Funkfeuer Graz, Graz — http://graz.funkfeuer.at/
- Funkfeuer Weststeiermark, Voitsberg, Deutschlandsberg — http://weststmk.funkfeuer.at/
Belgium
- DraadloosMechelen, Mechelen — http://www.draadloosmechelen.be
- ReseauCitoyen, Brussels — http://www.reseaucitoyen.be/wiki
- WirelessAntwerpen, Antwerp — http://www.wirelessantwerpen.be
- WirelessBelgie, Belgium — http://www.wirelessbelgie.be
- WirelessGent, Belgium — http://www.wirelessgent.be
- WirelessBrussel, Belgium — http://www.wirelessbrussel.be
- WirelessLeuven, Belgium — http://www.wirelessleuven.be
- WirelessBrugge, Belgium — http://www.wirelessbrugge.be
- WirelessBlankenberge, Belgium — http://www.wirelessblankenberge.be
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- wireless.ba, United wireless communities in Bosnia — http://www.wireless.ba
- wireless.rs.ba, United wireless communities in Republic of Srpska — http://www.wireless.rs.ba
- saWireless, Sarajevo — http://sa.wireless.ba
- Viwa net, Visoko — http://vi.wireless.ba
- NEON Solucije, Kalesija — http://www.neon.ba
- BLwireless, Banjaluka — http://www.blwireless.net
- BDB@wireless, Banja Luka — http://www.bdb.rs.ba
- mo-wireless, Mostar — http://mo.wireless.ba
- LPwireless, LP — http://www.lpwireless.net
- BNWireless, Bijeljina, http://www.bnwireless.net
- NeumWIRELESS, Neum — http://www.neumwireless.org
Czech Republic
Almost all community networks in Czech Republic have peering between each other.
Mother of all community networks in Czech Republic:
- CZFree.Net, Czech Republic — http://www.czfree.net/
Neutral czFree eXchange (NFX) members:
- Czela.net, Čelákovice, Czech Republic — http://www.czela.net
- HKFree.org, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic — http://www.hkfree.org
- KLFree.Net, Kladno, Czech Republic — http://www.klfree.net
- LBCFree.net, Liberec, Czech Republic — http://www.lbcfree.net
- PilsFree.net, Plzeň, Czech Republic — http://www.pilsfree.net
- UNHFree.net, Unhošť, Czech Republic — http://www.unhfree.net
- KHnet.info, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic — http://www.khnet.info
- mh2net, Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic — http://www.mh2net.cz
- Evkanet, Ostrava, Czech Republic — http://www.evkanet.net
- CZF-Praha, Prague, Czech Republic — http://www.czf-praha.net
- Krivonet, Křivoklátsko, Czech Republic — http://www.krivonet.info/
- JM-Net, Prague, Czech Republic — http://www.jmnet.cz/
- SLFree.Net, Slavičín, Czech Republic — http://www.slfree.net/
Other important Czech community networks:
- Gavanet, Varnsdorf, Czech Republic — http://www.gavanet.org
- AirDump.Net, ACzW, Czech — Wireless Community
- NobodyNet, Holýšov, Czech Republic — http://www.nobody-network.net
- PVFree.Net, Prostějov, Czech Republic — http://www.pvfree.net
- Svobodna Praha, Praha-východ. Praha - Benice, Uhříněves, Kolovraty, Nedvězí, Lipany, Křeslice, Pitkovice, Královice, Nupaky, Újezd, Čestlice, Průhonice, Říčany — http://www.svobodna-praha.net
List of almost all CZFree-compatible community networks by regions (in Czech language):
Croatia
- Map of Croatian Wireless Networks, — http://www.mreze.org/
- Croatian Wireless Association, — http://www.hrfreenet.hr/
- VGWireless, Velika Gorica — http://www.vgwireless.hr/
- RiWireless, Rijeka — http://www.riwireless.net/
- Dugave Wireless, Dugave, Zagreb — http://www.dugave.net/
- PUWireless, Pula, Zagreb — http://www.pulawireless.hr/
- BSWireless, Baška, Krk — http://www.bswireless.net/
- BKWireless, Bakar — http://www.bkwireless.com/
- DJWireless, Đakovo — http://www.djw.hr/
- KAWireless, Karlovac — http://www.kawireless.hr/
- VRWireless, Vrbovec — http://www.vrw.hr/
- ZBWireless, Zabok — http://www.zabok-wireless.hr/
- ZDWIreless, Zadar — http://www.zdwireless.hr/
- WirelessKZ, Krizevci — http://www.wirelesskz.net/
- ZGWireless, Zagreb — http://www.zgwireless.net/
- Međimurje Wireless, Čakovec — http://www.mwireless.hr/
- Extreme Wireless, Varaždin — http://www.extremewifi.hr/
- OSWireless, Osijek — http://www.oswireless.hr/
- ZNET, Zagreb — http://www.znetonline.net/
- WiFiHR, Zagreb - Vrbovec — NETWORK http://www.wifihr.net/ COMMUNITY http://www.wifihr.org
- Ludbreg Wireless, Ludbreg — http://ludbreg.dyndns.org
Denmark
- DIIRWB, Djurslands International Institute of Rural Wireless Broadband — http://www.diirwb.net/
Finland
France
- Fédération France Wireless — http://www.wireless-fr.org/
- List of French community, — http://www.wireless-fr.org/spip/article.php3?id_article=8
- Lille sans fil — http://lillesansfil.org/
- Wifi Montauban, France — http://www.wifi-montauban.net/
- Toulouse Sans Fil, Wifi Toulouse — http://www.toulouse-sans-fil.net/
- Rural Area Networks Webring, http://ran.vaour.net/cgi-bin/ringlink/list.pl?ringid=ran
Germany
- Freifunk.net, general page for Germany — http://www.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Aachen, wireless community in Aachen, Germany — http://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk_Aachen (since 2012)
- Freifunk Augsburg, wireless community in Augsburg, Germany — http://augsburg.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Berlin, Berlin, Germany — http://berlin.freifunk.net/ (since 2002/03)
- Freifunk Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany — http://www.freifunk-bielefeld.de/
- Freifunk Bochum, Bochum, Germany — https://www.das-labor.org/wiki/Bochum.Freifunk.net
- Förderverein Bürgernetz Dresden e.V., Dresden, Germany — http://www.fbn-dd.de/
- Freifunk Chemnitz, wireless community in Chemnitz, Germany — http://www.chemnitz.freifunk.net
- Freifunk Darmstadt, wireless decentralized community mesh in Darmstadt, Germany — http://www.freifunk-darmstadt.de
- Freifunk Dresden, wireless communities in Dresden, Germany — http://www.ddmesh.de/ and https://www.fbn-dd.de/der-verein/
- Freifunk Freiburg, wireless communities in Freiburg, Germany — http://freiburg.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Gießen, wireless community in Gießen, Germany — http://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk_Gie%C3%9Fen
- Freifunk Gronau, wireless community in Gronau (Westf.); http://gronau.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Halle, wireless community in Halle, Germany — http://halle.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Hamburg, wireless community in Hamburg, Germany — http://hamburg.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Hannover, wireless community in Hanover, Germany — http://hannover.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Jena, wireless community in Jena, Germany — http://freifunk-jena.de/
- Freifunk Kiel, wireless community in Kiel, Germany — http://freifunk.in-kiel.de/
- Freifunk Köln, wireless community in Cologne, Germany — http://www.freifunk-koeln.de, Köln/Bonn http://kbu.freifunk.net
- Freifunk Leipzig, wireless community in Leipzig, Germany — http://leipzig.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Lübeck, wireless community in Lübeck, Germany — http://luebeck.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Lüneburg, wireless community in Lüneburg, Germany — http://freifunk-lueneburg.de/
- Freifunk Mainz, wireless community in Mainz, Germany — http://freifunk-mainz.de/
- Freifunk Munich, wireless community in Munich, Germany — http://freifunk-muenchen.de/
- Freifunk Oberhausen, community in Oberhausen, Germany — http://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk_Oberhausen
- Freifunk Oldenburg, Freifunk in Oldenburg, Germany — http://freifunk-ol.de/
- Freifunk Paderborn, Freifunk community in Paderborn, Germany — http://paderborn.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Potsdam, wireless community in Potsdam, Germany — http://www.freifunk-potsdam.de/
- Freifunk Remscheid, community in Remscheid, Germany — http://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk_Remscheid
- Freifunk Rheinland, region Rheinland, around Düsseldorf, Germany — http://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk_Rheinland_e.V (since 2010)
- OpenNet Initiative, Rostock, Germany — http://www.opennet-initiative.de/
- Freifunk Weimar, wireless community in Weimar, Germany — http://weimarnetz.de/
- Freifunk Wermelskirchen, wireless community in Wermelskirchen; http://wermelskirchen.freifunk.net/
- Freifunk Wuppertal, community in Wuppertal; http://www.freifunk-wuppertal.net/
Greece
- Wireless Networks Association, National — http://www.wna.gr/
- Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network, Athens — http://www.awmn.net/
- Sarantaporo.gr WiFi Networks, Sarantaporo http://wind.sarantaporo.gr/
- Cyclades Wireless Network, Cyclades — http://cywn.dyndns.org/
- Heraklion Student Wireless Network, Heraklion — http://wireless.uoc.gr/
- Patras Wireless Network, Patras — http://www.patraswireless.net/
- Wireless Agrinio Network, Agrinio — http://www.wiran.gr/
- Patras Wireless Metropolitan Network, Patras Patras Wirless Metropolitan Network
- WANA, Amalias — http://www.wana.gr/
- Imathias Wireless Metropolitan Network, Imathia — http://www.iwmn.net/
- Wireless Network of Korinth, Korinthia — http://wnk.awmn.net/
- Messinia Wireless Network, Messina — http://kalamata.homelinux.com/
- Kefalonia Wireless Network, Kefalonia
Hungary
- Hungarian Wireless Community, Budapest — http://www.huwico.hu/
Ireland
Italy
- Linkem Free WiFi, Roma (RM), IT; http://mywifi.linkem.com/
- NOInet, Cerveteri (RM), IT —http://www.noinet.eu/
- eigenNet, Pisa, IT — http://www.eigenlab.org/
- NECO, Vietri di Potenza (PZ), IT — http://www.progettoneco.org
- ninux.org, Rome, IT — http://wiki.ninux.org/
Macedonia
- Skopje Wireless Community, Skopje — http://www.skopjewifi.com
- Macedonian Wireless Community, Macedonia — http://www.wifimacedonia.net
Netherlands
- Wireless Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands — http://www.wirelessleiden.nl/en/ and http://wiki.wirelessleiden.nl/ (Wiki in Dutch)
Norway
- Dugnadsnett for alle i Oslo, Oslo, Norway — http://dugnadsnett.no/
Portugal
- Unimos http://unimos.net
- Wirelesspt.net http://wirelesspt.net
Serbia
- BG Wireless, Belgrade — http://www.bgwireless.net
- NS Wireless, Novi Sad — http://www.nswireless.org
- VAWireless, Valjevo — http://www.vawireless.rs
- Uzice bez zice, wireless community, Uzice — http://wireless.uzice.net
- SuWireless, Subotica — http://www.suwireless.org
- WirelessAR, Arandjelovac — http://www.arandjelovcani.com
- Kruševac Open, Kruševac — http://www.krusevacopen.net
- Titel Mreza, Titel — http://www.titelskibreg.org
Slovakia
- SKFree.Net, Slovakia — http://www.skfree.net/
Slovenia
Projects have the same underlying network, people working on them overlap and are generally cooperative, but they differ in priorities, target population and (slightly) philosophy.
- kiberpipa.net, Ljubljana — http://kiberpipa.net (technical and DIY approach)
- wlan slovenija, Slovenia — https://wlan-si.net (meshing for general population)
Spain
Sweden
- Ipredia — http://ipredia.se/wiki/Huvudsida
Switzerland
- Openwireless - http://www.openwireless.ch/
United Kingdom
- Bristol Wireless, Bristol, UK — http://www.bristolwireless.net
- Consume the Net, London, UK — http://consume.net
- Tegola, West Highlands, Scotland, UK — http://www.tegola.org.uk
- Hebnet, Small Isles, Scotland, UK — http://hebnet.co.uk
- SOWN, Southampton, UK — http://www.sown.org.uk
- RHBMesh, North Yorkshire, UK - http://rhbmesh.net
- Wireless Blackpool, Blackpool, UK - http://www.blackpoolunlimited.com/WirelessBlackpoolhasarrived.aspx (publicly owned)
- Cambridge Matrix, Cambridge, UK — http://www.cambridgematrix.co.uk (commercial)
- Stour Valley Wireless, Sulfolk/ Essex borders, UK — http://www.stourvalleywireless.org.uk
Middle East
Israel
- Arig — Israel's Community Mesh Network.
North America
United States
California
- Myrtletown.net, Humboldt County, CA
- NoCatNet, Sonoma County, CA
- Sudo Mesh Oakland, CA
- Free the Net SF, San Francisco, CA
- SFLan, San Francisco, CA
- Palo Alto Freenet, Palo Alto, CA
- SoCalFreeNet, San Diego, CA
Georgia
Illinois
- Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CUWiN),[1] Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Wireless Community Networks,[2] Chicago, IL
Kansas
- Lawrence Freenet Community Network,[3] Lawrence, KS
Maryland
- OpenWiSP,[4] Catonsville, MD
Massachusetts
- Newbury Open,[5] Boston, MA
Michigan
Minnesota
- USI Wireless,[8] Minneapolis, MN
Missouri
New Mexico
- La Canada Wireless Association,[11] Santa Fe, NM
New York
- NYCwireless, New York City, NY
- Public Internet Project,[12] New York City, NY
- Buffalo Wireless[13] Community Wireless Network in Buffalo, NY
- Red Hook WiFi,[14] Brooklyn, NY
Oregon
- Personal Telco, Portland, OR
- NetEquality, Portland, OR - sells Meraki Minis
- St Johns Meshnet, North Portland, OR 97203
Pennsylvania
- PhillyMesh,[15] Philadelphia, PA
- Wireless Philadelphia,[16] Philadelphia, PA
- PittMesh,[17] Pittsburgh's Wireless Community,[18] Pittsburgh, PA
Tennessee
- ConnectGallatin,[19] Gallatin, TN
Texas
Virginia
- Virginia WiFi Company, statewide umbrella
- Richmond Free Wireless, Richmond, VA
Washington
- Seattle Wireless, Seattle, WA
- Seattle Meshnet Project, Seattle, WA
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan! Connected, Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada — http://www.ito.gov.sk.ca/wireless-internet/
Ontario
- Toronto Hydro Telcom www.thtelecom.ca/ - large area in downtown Toronto effective 5 September 2006
- This network still exists but is now commercial: http://www.onezone.ca/
- Wireless Toronto — http://www.wirelesstoronto.ca
- Wireless Nomad, Ontario and Toronto, Canada — http://wirelessnomad.com/
- Toronto Wireless Community Network — http://www.esoterraka.com/twcn/ (has ceased official operations)
Québec
- Île Sans Fil, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — http://www.ilesansfil.org/
- ZAP Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada — http://zapbsl.org/
- ZAP Québec, Québec, Quebec, Canada — http://www.zapquebec.org/
- ZAP Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada — http://www.zapsherbrooke.org/
- Centre du Québec Sans Fil, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada — http://centreduquebecsansfil.org/
- Montérégie Sans Fil, Brossard, Quebec, Canada — http://www.monteregiesansfil.org/
- Laval Sans Fil (Currently under construction), Laval, Quebec, Canada — http://lavalsansfil.org
- Ottawa-Gatineau WiFi, Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada — http://www.ogwifi.ca/
- Réseau Libre Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — http://reseaulibre.ca
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Cuba
- SNet, [Havanna] — [5]
South America
Argentina
- BuenosAiresLibre, Buenos Aires — http://www.buenosaireslibre.org
- Mendoza Wireless, Mendoza — http://www.mendozawireless.net.ar
- Proyecto Fernets, Córdoba — http://www.fernets.org.ar
- RosarioSinCables, Rosario — http://www.rosariosincables.net.ar
- LUGRo-Mesh, Rosario — http://www.lugro-mesh.org.ar
- AnisacateLibre, Córdoba — http://www.anisacatelibre.org.ar
- QuintanaLibre, Córdoba — http://www.quintanalibre.org.ar
Brazil
- Brasil Sem Fio, São Paulo — http://eclipse.ime.usp.br/wiki/index.php/Brasil_Sem_Fio
- Rede Mesh Novo Hamburgo[22]
Colombia
- BogotaMesh, Bogotá — http://www.bogota-mesh.org
- Altred — http://www.altred.net
- Red Inalambrica Comunitaria de Bogota — http://ricb.org
Uruguay
- MontevideoLibre, Montevideo — http://www.montevideolibre.org
- Proyecto Aurora, Canelones — http://proyecto-aurora.blogspot.com/
- Inchalá, Tacuarembó — http://www.inchala.tacua.net/
Paraguay
- LuqueWireless, Luque — http://www.luquewireless.net
- WirelessPY, Asuncion — http://www.wirelesspy.org
See also
- Computer network
- Metropolitan area network
- Wireless community network
- Wireless mesh network
- Wireless user group
References
- ^ cuwin.net
- ^ wcn.cnt.org
- ^ lawrencefreenet.org
- ^ openwisp.org
- ^ newburyopen.net
- ^ [1]
- ^ hillsdalecoolcities.net
- ^ usiwireless.com
- ^ kcfreedom.net
- ^ gowasabi.net
- ^ lcwireless.net
- ^ publicinternetproject.org
- ^ bufaalowireless.org
- ^ [2]
- ^ blog.phillymesh.org
- ^ phila.gov
- ^ [3]
- ^ pghwireless.net
- ^ connectgallatin.com
- ^ dfwfreenet.org
- ^ tfa.rice.edu
- ^ redesmesh.com.br
External links
- Free Global Wireless Community Newswire
- OpenSpark, OpenWRT based wireless community network.
- Free WiFi in New York City: A growing list
- FreeNetworks.org, umbrella organization
- RedLibre, a FreeNetworks like project in Spain
- Personal Telco's list of Wireless Communities at personaltelco.net
- Wireless Community Blog
- St Johns Meshnet