International Summit for Community Wireless Networks

In 1999, after two years of research, Ken began providing broadband connectivity in rural, northern Vermont using a combination of SDSL and Fixed Wireless technologies. Over the next several years, Ken consulted with numerous WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) projects, helping to launch dozens of these networks. Ken was a founding member of WISPA (Wireless Internet Service Provider Association) and held a seat as part of the original Board of Directors for WISPA. When the Wireless Philadelphia project was originally announced, a shift in focus moved Ken into the Municipal Wireless space. As a regular speaker at the MuniWireless events, as well as a contributing author for their magazine, Ken's message that all was not well in this industry was not well received. With the spate of recent, well publicized, municipal network setbacks, these views have now been validated and Ken's message has now changed to one of enlightened hope, as we learn from these pioneering experiments and incorporate this experiences into our knowledge base, moving forward.