SFI 5G Broadband Initiative

25 July 2025
Claflin University photo

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  The goal of the project is to ensure that communities with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their surrounding communities have access to high-speed affordable Internet, and the skills and devices to use it. This project creates a 5G network to support WiFi access points to the end users. The…

Advancing technologies to enhance community networks’ connectivity

25 July 2025
Aerial View of River in Rainforest, Amazon, Latin America

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  The project focuses on testing wireless technologies to enhance connectivity for sparse, low-density communities, especially in the Northern region of Brazil, with applicability to other regions as well. It aims to accumulate expertise for deploying various forms of connectivity to achieve quality, affordable, permanent access in these communities.  This project aims…

Internet for everyone: Towards removing the language barrier for underrepresented languages on the Internet

25 July 2025
An indigenous man speaking in front of a laptop.

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  CENIA is working towards a pivotal contribution in making content available to anyone by extending the largest open-source translation engine to support 204 languages, including new low-resource languages and by developing and open-sourcing an associated online translation engine, which will be specially designed for language inclusivity.  This novel online translation engine…

SOLE Lab + SOLE Voltaje: The Library of the future + a guide to connect it

25 July 2025
A group of young people works on a laptop.

Objective of the Project The project developed two prototypes: the SOLE Lab, a sustainable, internet-supported learning space designed for self-organized education and community empowerment, and SOLE Voltaje, an open-source guide to help communities find suitable solutions for enhancing internet connectivity. The SOLE Lab prototype expanded through ongoing monitoring, community engagement, and the construction of two…

Eliminating Baltimore’s Digital Divide: A Holistic Approach to Connectivity, Community and Collaboration

25 July 2025
Project team members

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  To address the digital divide, this project implements a state-of-the-art, fibre-optic deployment to deliver secure home Internet service to Baltimore residents, providing free Internet service to approximately 132 households. Using fiber-to-the-premise connectivity paired with a Gigabit Access Multiplexer (GAM) device, gigabit-speed services are provided to low-income housing tenants using existing coaxial…

Revitalizing the metro eduroam deployment using RENU-owned Wi-Fi Infrastructure Countrywide

25 July 2025
Three men in a tower are assembling Internet infrastructure.

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  The project addresses the current unreliability of the eduroam service in Uganda, caused by dependence on rented Wi-Fi infrastructure. The project aims to establish a fully owned and managed Wi-Fi network utilizing solar-powered mesh routers assembled in Uganda. This will allow to reboot the eduroam service in previously disconnected areas and…

Community Network and Digital Schooling in Northern Malawi

25 July 2025

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  The project aims to bridge the digital divide in Northern Malawi, a region with limited and expensive internet access (15% penetration, USD $2.42/GB). It will be achieved by building a mesh Wi-Fi network across 50 schools and providing Internet access and digital learning centers to students and staff. The project also…

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