Helping communities build their own LTE networks

<p>Esther and Matt are graduate students in computer science at <a href="https://www.cs.washington.edu/" target="_blank">the University of Washington</a>, where they study <a href="https://webfoundation.org/2019/09/community-networks-internet-for-the-people-by-the-people-the-web-untangled/" target="_blank">community networks</a>.</p><p>Esther explains how open-source, community-owned and -operated LTE networks are a good solution for expanding public internet access and ensuring <a href="https://www.digitalinclusion.org/definitions/" target="_blank">digital equity</a>.</p><p>Matt walks the team through <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/article/3180615/faq-what-in-the-wireless-world-is-cbrs.html" target="_blank">Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)</a>, a shared wireless spectrum that allows users to build their own LTE networks.</p><p>Chris Webb of the <a href="https://www.blackbrillianceresearch.com/home" target="_blank">Black Brilliance Research Project</a> lays out how <a href="https://detroitcommunitytech.org/" target="_blank">a digital stewardship program in Detroit</a> helped inspire his work.</p>