In this Q&A, Filippo Malandra talks about his team’s solution — OVERCOME21: CBRS Deployment in the Fruit Belt Neighborhood in Buffalo, NY— which won the 2nd Place Technical Applications Proof of Concept in the 2021 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. 1.Please summarize your winning solution We installed a private LTE network over CBRS to provide broadband internet […]

In this Q&A, Esther Jang talks about her team’s solution — Scaling the Seattle Community Network with dAuth and the “Teaching Network”— which won the BEST OVERALL Proof of Concept prize, sponsored by VMware in the 2022 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. 1.Please summarize your winning solution Our team is leveraging new advances in private cellular networks […]

In this Q&A, Edwin Mugume talks about his team’s solution — “Affordable Internet Access Devices Through E-Waste Recycling” — which won 1st PLACE Community Enablement Concept, in the 2022 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. Our winning solution focuses on recycling e-waste from desktop and laptop computers for reuse in rural schools to enhance ICT education and access in […]

In this Q&A, Sarat Pradhan talks about his team’s solution — “InterGram: Advanced Digital Development Centers for Delivering Essential Community Services over High-speed Broadband in Rural India” — which won 1st Place Technology Applications Proof of Concept prize, sponsored by Intelsat, in the 2021 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. 1. Please summarize your winning solution Since the outbreak of […]

In this Q&A, the TDR Team talks about their team’s solution — “Antenna MiMo 5Ghz” — which won Honorable Mention Technology Applications Proof of Concept in the 2022 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. Our project is motivated by the desire of spreading a community internet network over our territory, born from the need for access to communication, which […]