It’s time to connect!
After all the research, planning, and engagement, it’s time to bring connectivity to your community! This phase of the project involves not only the installation of the physical infrastructure but also the training of people who will use your network, the communication about your project, and putting all the business plans into operation.
Key Points
- All your other work leads to this point. You have been developing a project plan over time. If you have not already engaged a project manager, you may want one to work through this part of getting all the physical infrastructure and final components ready to go.
- Communication will be critical to ensure your users are ready to join your new networks.
- It is critical to ensure you have backup systems, both for your software and systems, but also power backups.
- As you start deploying, it is critical to have some system in place for troubleshooting issues and also tracking issues, bugs, and feature requests.
Take Action
Install the physical infrastructure.
Obtain all the necessary permissions and licensing required.
Launch the network.
Provide training and support to help people get online.
Provide ongoing support.
Ensure you have some system for troubleshooting and responding to issues.
Learn More
- Community Network Readiness Handbook section on “Next Steps” on page 87
- Online Training Courses
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