List of wireless community networks by region

Some wireless community network projects are:

Community networks by region

Asia

Hong Kong

* PCCW Wi-fi

India

* "Dharamsala Community Wireless Mesh Network," Dharamsala, H.P. — [http://www.tibtec.org/ www.tibtec.org] , AirJaldi|Summit and [http://summit.airjaldi.com/?page_id=28 summit.airjaldi.com] Vayu Networks Private Limited [http://vayunetworks.net website]

Indonesia

* Batam Wireless Internet Community (BWIC) - [http://www.batamwireless.org www.batamwireless.org] , Batam Island, Kepulauan Riau

Singapore

* Wireless@SG, a nation-wide Wi-Fi network. [http://www.ida.gov.sg/Infrastructure/20070202144018.aspx] [http://www.ida.gov.sg/Programmes/20061027174147.aspx?getPagetype=36]

North America

United States

Arizona

* Downtown Wi-Fi Zone [http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/hottopics/downtownwifi.html] , Tucson, AZ

California

Sorted roughly from North to South:
* [http://nocat.net/ NoCatNet] , Sonoma County, CA
* [http://sf.meraki.com/ Free the Net SF] , San Francisco, CA - using low-cost mesh repeaters by Meraki
* [http://www.sflan.org/ SFLan] , San Francisco, CA
* [http://www.ci.hayward.ca.us/about/cohwifi.shtm Hayward Downtown Wi-Fi Hot Spot] , Hayward, CA
* [http://www.pafree.net Palo Alto Freenet] , Palo Alto, CA
* [http://www.collegeterrace.net/ CollegeTerrace.net] , Palo Alto, CA
* [http://acelere.net acelere] [http://wispdiary.com wispdiary] , Pescadero, CA
* [http://alamedawireless.org/ Alameda Wireless] , Alameda, CA
* [http://www.sdfutures.org/services/specialprojects.htm City Heights Wireless Network] , San Diego, CA
* [http://www.socalfreenet.org/ SoCalFreeNet] , San Diego, CA

Georgia

* Atlanta FreeNet [http://www.atlantafreenet.org/] , Atlanta, GA

Illinois

* Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CUWiN) [http://www.cuwin.net/] , Champaign-Urbana, IL
* Wireless Community Networks [http://wcn.cnt.org/] , Chicago, IL

Kansas

* Lawrence Freenet Community Network [http://www.lawrencefreenet.org/] , Lawrence, KS

Massachusetts

* BAWIA (Boston Area Wireless Internet Alliance) [http://bawia.org/] , Boston, MA
* Newbury Open [http://www.newburyopen.net/] , Boston, MA

Michigan

* DetroitCONNECTED [http://www.detroitconnected.org/] , Detroit, MI
* Detroit Wireless Project [http://www.dwp.org/] , Metropolitan Detroit, MI
* Hillsdale CoolCities [http://www.hillsdalecoolcities.net] , Hillsdale, MI

Minnesota

* USI Wireless [http://www.usiwireless.com/] , Minneapolis, MN

New Mexico

* La Canada Wireless Association [http://www.lcwireless.net/] , Santa Fe, NM

New York

* NYCwireless, New York City, NY
* [http://publicinternetproject.org/ Public Internet Project] , New York City, NY
* [http://buffalowireless.org Buffalo Wireless] Community Wireless Network in Buffalo, NY

Oregon

* PDX Wireless, (merged with Personal Telco)
* [http://www.netequality.org/ NetEquality] , Portland, OR - sells Meraki Minis
* Personal Telco, Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

* PhillyMesh [http://www.phillymesh.org/] , Philadelphia, PA
* Wireless Philadelphia [http://www.phila.gov/wireless/] , Philadelphia, PA
* Pittsburgh's Wireless Community [http://www.pghwireless.net] , Pittsburgh, PA

Tennessee

* ConnectGallatin [http://connectgallatin.com/] , Gallatin, TN

Texas

* Austin Wireless [http://austinwireless.net/] , Austin, TX
* DFWFreeNet [http://www.dfwfreenet.org/] , Dallas, TX
* Technology-for-All Wireless [http://tfa.rice.edu] , Houston, TX

Virginia

* Virginia WiFi Company [http://www.vawifico.org/] , statewide umbrella
* Richmond Free Wireless [http://www.richmondfreewifi.org/] , Richmond, VA

Washington

* Seattle Wireless, Seattle, WA

Canada

* British Columbia Wireless Network Society, British Columbia, Canada — http://www.bcwireless.net
* Île Sans Fil, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — http://www.ilesansfil.org/
* ZAP Québec, Québec, Quebec, Canada — http://www.zapquebec.org/
* Toronto Hydro Telcom www.thtelecom.ca/ - large area in downtown Toronto effective 5 September, 2006
* 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}
* Laval Sans Fil (Currently under construction), Laval, Quebec, Canada — http://lavalsansfil.org
* Fred-eZone, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada — http://www.fred-ezone.ca/
* Ottawa-Gatineau WiFi, Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada — http://www.ogwifi.ca/
* Saskatchewan! Connected, Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada — http://www.ito.gov.sk.ca/wireless-internet/
* Chebucto Community Network, Halifax Regional Municipality — http://www.chebuctowireless.ca/

outh 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

Brazil

* "Brasil Sem Fio", São Paulo — http://eclipse.ime.usp.br/wiki/index.php/Brasil_Sem_Fio
* [http://www.redesmesh.com.br/ Rede Mesh Novo Hamburgo]

Chile

* [http://www.chilesincables.org/ Chilesincables.org] The main wireless non-profit community project in Chile

Colombia

* "Altred" — http://www.altred.net
* "BogotáWireless", Bogotá — http://www.bogotawireless.net
* "MedellinWireless", Medellín — http://www.medellinwireless.net
* "CogitoWireless", Bogotá — http://www.cogitowireless.net

Uruguay

* "MontevideoLibre", Montevideo — http://www.montevideolibre.org
* "SaltoLibre", Salto — http://www.saltolibre.info/

Paraguay

* "LuqueWireless", Luque — http://www.luquewireless.net
* "WirelessPY", Asuncion — http://www.wirelesspy.org

Europe

Austria

* "Funkfeuer", Vienna, Graz, Bad Ischl — http://www.funkfeuer.at
* "LZB-Net", Hofkichen — http://www.lanzenberg.at
* "WaveArea", Wels, Perg, Hofkirchen — http://www.wavearea.net

Belgium

* "ReseauCitoyen", Brussels — http://www.reseaucitoyen.be/wiki

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* "wireless.ba", United wireless communities in Bosnia — http://www.wireless.ba
* "saWireless", Sarajevo — http://sa.wireless.ba
* "Viwa net", Visoko — http://vi.wireless.ba
* "BLwireless", Banjaluka — http://www.blwireless.net
* "Laushnet", Banjaluka, Laush — http://www.laushnet.co.sr
* "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

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/

Other important Czech community networks:
* "Gavanet", Varnsdorf, Czech Republic; http://www.gavanet.org
* "AirDump.Net", ACzW, Czech — [http://hotspot.airdump.net/ Wireless Comunity]
* "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):
* http://wiki.pvfree.net/index.php/Podobne_site_v_CR

Croatia

* "RiWireless", Rijeka — http://www.riwireless.net/
* "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.webart.hr/oswireless
* "ZNET", Zagreb — http://www.znetonline.net/
* "WiFiHR", Zagreb - Vrbovec — NETWORK http://www.wifihr.net/ COMMUNITY http://www.wifihr.org

Denmark

* "DIIRWB", Djurslands International Institute of Rural Wireless Broadband — http://www.diirwb.net/

Finland

* "OpenSpark" — https://open.sparknet.fi/

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 Augsburg", wireless community in Augsburg, Germany — http://augsburg.freifunk.net/
* "Freifunk.net", Berlin a.o., Germany — http://www.freifunk.net/
* "Freifunk Bochum", Bochum, Germany — http://freifunk.das-labor.org/
* "Freifunk Brandenburg", Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany — http://www.freifunk-brb.de
* "Freifunk Halle", wireless community in Halle, Germany — http://halle.freifunk.net/
* "Freifunk Koeln", wireless community in Cologne, Germany — http://www.freifunk-koeln.de
* "Freifunk Leipzig", wireless community in Leipzig, Germany — http://leipzig.freifunk.net/
* "Freifunk Moers", Freifunk in Moers, Germany — http://dasinter.net/ffmoers/
* "OpenNet Initiative", Rostock, Germany — http://www.opennet-initiative.de/
* "Freifunk Potsdam", wireless community in Potsdam, Germany — http://www.freifunk-potsdam.de/
* "Freifunk-Ruhrstadt.de", Zone of the Ruhrstadt, Germany — http://www.freifunk-ruhrstadt.de/
* "Freifunk Weimar", wireless community in Weimar, Germany — http://wireless.subsignal.org/

Greece

* "Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network", Athens — http://www.awmn.net/
* "Cyclades Wireless Network", Cyclades — http://cywn.dyndns.org/
* "Heraklion Student Wireless Network, Heraklion — http://wireless.uoc.gr/
* "Ioannina Wireless Network", Ioannina — http://www.ioanninawireless.gr/
* "VAS21 Wireless Network", Ioannina — http://vas21.s3.bizhat.com//
* "Patras Wireless Network", Patras — http://www.patraswireless.net/
* "Wireless Agrinio Network", Agrinio http://www.wiran.gr/
* "Patras Wireless Metropolitan Network", Patras [http://www.pwmn.net/ Patras Wirless Metropolitan Network]
* "WANA", Amalias http://www.wana.gr/

Hungary

* "Hungarian Wireless Community", Budapest — http://www.huwico.hu/

Ireland

* "Craughwell Broadband", Community Based Project covering Co Galway, and areas of bordering counties — http://www.craughwellbroadband.com, A network built by the people for the people.
* "IrishWAN", All-Ireland community radio project — http://www.irishwan.ie. Hobby network allowing people to learn to connect up areas around Ireland. Tech advice and help online.
* " [http://www.thewan.net/ The WAN] ", Wireless experimenter network currently covering parts of Co. Clare, Galway and Mayo — http://www.thewan.net/

Italy

* "Ninux.org", Rome, IT — http://www.ninux.org/

erbia

* "BG Wireless", Belgrade — http://www.bgwireless.net
* "NS Wireless", Novi Sad — http://www.nswireless.org
* MCN Wireless, Kraljevo — http://www.kvwireless.org
* "Uzice bez zice, wireless community", Uzice — http://wireless.uzice.net
* "Lozničani Community", Loznica — http://site.loznica.net
* "SuWireless", Subotica — http://www.suwireless.org
* "WirelessAR", Arandjelovac — http://www.arandjelovcani.co.yu
* "Net 010 wireless community", Pirot — http://wireless.pirotcity.com

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/english/ and http://wiki.wirelessleiden.nl/ (wiki)
* "Amsterdam Network Collective", Amsterdam, Netherlands — http://www.amsterdam-wireless.nl/

Portugal

* "Movimento Wireless Português"— http://wireless.com.pt/
* "nazamesh.net"— http://nazamesh.net/

Poland

* "Outernet"— http://outernet.pl/

lovakia

* "SKFree.Net", Slovakia — http://www.skfree.net/

lovenia

* "Kiberpipa.net", Ljubljana — http://kiberpipa.net/

pain

* RedLibre, Spain — http://www.redlibre.net/
* "Guifi.Net", Catalonia, Spain — http://www.guifi.net

weden

* "Elektrosmog", Stockholm — http://elektrosmog.nu/

witzerland

* "www.openwireless.ch", Bern — http://www.openwireless.ch/

United Kingdom

* Neoeon, Holderness & Humber, UK — http://www.neoeon.com/
* piertopier.net, Brighton, UK — http://www.piertopier.net/
* Bristol Wireless, Bristol, UK — http://www.bristolwireless.net/
* Kings Hill Wireless, Kings Hill, Kent, UK — http://www.kingshill.quickanet.com/
* QuickaNet Broadband, United Kingdom, UK — http://www.quickanet.com/
* Cambridge Matrix, Cambridge, UK — http://www.cambridgematrix.co.uk/
* Arwain.net, Cardiff, UK — http://www.arwain.net/ This link no longer relates to WLAN
* South Witham Broadband, Lincolnshire, UK — http://wireless.southwitham.net/
* Wireless wirelan, London, UK — http://www.wirelesswirelan.co.uk/ this is a dead link
* Consume the Net, London, UK — http://consume.net/
* free2air, London, UK — http://www.free2air.org/
* gmap, London, UK — http://londonist.com/2007/05/free_wifi_in_lo.php/
* Lancaster Mesh, Lancaster, UK — http://www.lancastermesh.co.uk/
* Manchester Wireless, Manchester, UK — http://www.manchesterwireless.net/
* TottonWireless.net, Totton, UK — http://tottonwireless.net/
* Boundless, Deptford, London, UK — http://boundless.coop/
* WLAN ORG UK, original ww promoting site — http://www.wlan.org.uk/
* Airzone Broadband, Essex, UK — http://www.airzone.net/
* SOWN, Southampton, UK — http://www.sown.org.uk/
* RHBMesh North Yorkshire, UK - http://rhbmesh.net

Other

* [http://www.europeopen.net/ EuropeOpen — List of some free wireless networks in Europe]

Australia & Oceania

outh Australia

* "Air-Stream Wireless Incorporated", Adelaide and surrounding areas — http://www.air-stream.org.au
* "Southern-WiFi", Southern Adelaide — http://www.southernwifi.net

Victoria, Australia

* "Ballarat Wireless" — http://www.ballaratwireless.net
* "Bendigo Wireless" — http://www.bendigowireless.net
* Melbourne Wireless — http://www.melbournewireless.org.au
* "Geelong Wireless" — http://geelong.wireless.org.au — Offline.
* "Lara Wireless" — http://larawireless.net/

New South Wales, Australia

* "Bathurst Wireless", http://www.bathurstwireless.org
* "Coffswifi.net", http://wifidog.coffswifi.net
* "Sydney Wireless", Sydney — http://www.sydneywireless.com

Queensland, Australia

* "Darling Downs Wireless", Toowoomba — http://ddw.net.au
* "Brismesh" — Brisbane — http://www.brismesh.org
* "Cairns Wireless" — http://cairns.wireless.org.au
* "SuncoastMesh", Sunshine Coast http://www.suncoastmesh.org.au

ACT, Australia

* "Free Canberra Wireless" — http://www.freecanberrawireless.net

Western Australia

* "WAFreeNet", Perth — http://www.wafreenet.org
* "E3", Perth — http://www.e3.com.au/

Tasmania, Australia

* TasWireless, Tasmania — http://www.taswireless.net

Northern Territory, Australia

* "The Mesh", Darwin — http://the-mesh.org
* "Darwin Wireless", Darwin — http://www.darwinwireless.com

New Zealand

* "Wireless Nelson Project" — http://wirelessnelson.co.nz
* "Marlborough Wireless Project" — http://www.marlwifi.org.nz
* "Yobbo Wireless Community" — http://yobbo.co.nz/wireless.htm

Africa

Ghana

* "Wireless Ghana" — http://www.wirelessghana.com/

outh Africa

* "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 — [http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/ Wireless Africa Wiki] [http://csircoin.blogspot.com COIN Blog] [http://www.fmfi.org.za

Zambia

* "LinkNet", Macha, Zambia — [http://link.net.zm/ Linknet] [http://wiki.link.net.zm/tiki-index.php Linknet Wiki Site]

See also

* Wireless community network
* Computer network
* Metropolitan area network
* Wireless mesh network

External links

* [http://global.freifunk.net Free Global Wireless Community Newswire]
** [http://global.freifunk.net/free_global_wireless_community comparable list to this article]
* [http://www.open-spark.com OpenSpark] , OpenWRT based wireless community network.
* [http://indietrekker.com/blog/free-wifi-new-york-nyc Free WiFi in New York City: A growing list]
* [http://www.cambridgematrix.co.uk/ Cambridge Matrix] , Open Standards mesh for community wireless services.
* [http://freenetworks.org/ FreeNetworks.org] , umbrella organization
* [http://www.redlibre.net/ RedLibre] , a FreeNetworks like project in Spain
* Personal Telco's list of Wireless Communities at [http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/WirelessCommunities]
* [http://www.wirelesscommunity.info Wireless Community Blog]