INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
FOR THE COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITY
Subsequent to the KWFCDT’s decision to invest in wireless network infrastructure within its four beneficiary communities to ensure cost effective and reliable connectivity for educational and socio-economic development purposes, an extensive recruitment process began for an entity that would operate the network.
The two groups that submitted expressions of interest were advised to form a group based on the different skills that they presented which were deemed to be valuable for ensuring the successful operation of the network and business.
The coop was registered as Community Broadband Network (CBN) and as part of the skills transfer the CBN team worked (at risk) with Banzotype to secure Wi-Fi hotspots and landlord agreements and also assisted in deploying infrastructure for Wi-Fi hotspots.