Building Community-Owned Network Infrastructure - The Seattle Community Network Initiative

Learn about the Seattle Community Network (SCN) in this 15-minute NANOG conference talk that explores a volunteer-run, educational, non-profit internet service provider focused on digital equity and emergency resilience in Seattle and Tacoma. Discover how SCN builds and maintains community-owned DIY network infrastructure to provide free internet access in low-resource communities, including tiny home villages and low-income housing complexes. Explore their diverse network infrastructure implementations, including LTE networks using CBRS spectrum, WiFi networks, and core network routers serving South Seattle, unincorporated King County, and Tacoma. Follow along as speaker Esther Jang discusses the organization's mission, operations, current cell sites, and social impact while demystifying network and internet infrastructure for the general public.