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…

Portable Network Kit: Organizing Communities for Resilience

25 July 2025
A training outdoors where you can see 2 men instaling a radio station.

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  The objective of the project is to convene and train community-based organizations from environmentally vulnerable and under-resourced communities on building and utilizing the Portable Network Kit (consisting of hardware and software housed in a waterproof, battery-powered, solar-enabled kit) for disaster preparedness and post-disaster connectivity. By focusing on technology, training, and relationship…

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