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MESH

MESH is an open-source, encrypted, censorship-resistant mesh-VPN from the NGO BARGHEST that gives digital-security analysts a remote path to a mobile device, over the internet and through firewalls, to run spyware-detection and forensic tools (like MVT and AndroidQF) on the phones of activists, journalists, and human-rights defenders.

2026

Portal Sem Porteiras (PSP)

Rede de Comunicação Comunitária Bairro dos Souzas - Monteiro Lobato

Brazil

Internet Infrastructure Walks

Learning how to see the internet in the built environment - under our feet, above our heads, and within the city.

London

Netvaktin

An open-source, real-time network observatory that monitors the resilience, latency, and routing health of Iceland's critical submarine internet cables.

Iceland

Keystone Internet Coalition

The Keystone Internet Coalition (KIC) is an informal coalition of nonprofits, agencies, and individuals working to achieve digital equity in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania
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Meshtastic

An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices Learn More Get Started Donate

Wi-Fi Caucus

Initially founded in 2018, the Wi-Fi Caucus is dedicated to assisting Members of Congress in better understanding how Wi-Fi benefits the American public, consumers, economy, and the larger geopolitical standing of the United States.

Capitol Hill

The Connectivity Policy Corps

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) and Public Knowledge are excited to announce the launch of the Connectivity Policy Corps (CPC), a groundbreaking program designed to shape broadband and digital inclusion policies nationwide.

Columbus, OH, USA
2025

Microsoft Airband

The Microsoft Airband initiative was launched to bring transformative connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.