Broadband-capable community networks
Ninux
Italian community wireless network, with groups across Italy and an origin in Rome
Depends unverified
ninux.org refused connections when checked on 29 Oct 2026, and its wiki was unreachable. The ninuxorg GitHub organisation had a push on 4 Aug 2026, so some technical work continues, but a 2019 Global Voices piece noted decreased interest compared with other European initiatives. We could not confirm current network activity.
Updated 29 Oct 2026
| Internet traffic | Depends. The ASN and exchange peering suggest internet connectivity exists at network level, but we could not confirm whether an individual node gets internet access. |
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| Node count | Not published (an undated figure of 352 active and 2,216 planned nodes appears on Wikipedia) (as of 29 Oct 2026, source) |
| Geography | Italy, with Rome as the origin and local groups elsewhere in the country. |
| Regions | Italy |
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| Typical cost | Not published. |
| Bandwidth | Not published. |
| Legal | Not researched. Check the rules for the Wi-Fi bands you would use before building a node. |
| Governance | Community project. Wikipedia lists its principles as the Ninux Manifesto, the Wireless Commons Manifesto and the Picopeering Agreement. Wikipedia dates its founding to around 2002. |
| UK notes | An Italian network. Our research found no UK Wi-Fi community mesh groups. |
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How it works
Ninux is an Italian community wireless network. It began in Rome around 2002 (Wikipedia), and has groups across Italy. Members build the Wi-Fi links themselves.
Wikipedia says Ninux holds its own autonomous system number (ASN 197835) and has been a member of the NaMeX internet exchange in Rome since 2013. Its stated principles are the Ninux Manifesto, the Wireless Commons Manifesto and the Picopeering Agreement. We did not confirm the routing protocol from the pages we fetched.
How to join
We could not verify a current route. Wikipedia points to a wiki on the ninux.org domain, but that site refused connections when we checked on 29 October 2026.
What it realistically gives you
The ASN and exchange peering suggest the network has internet connectivity at network level. We could not confirm whether an individual node gets internet access.
Wikipedia gives 352 active and 2,216 planned nodes. The figure is undated and probably comes from the project's older node map, so this site does not show it as a count. Read it as "a few hundred nodes at some past date".
Caveats
- Status is unverified. ninux.org refused connections on 29 October 2026. The ninuxorg GitHub organisation had a push on 4 August 2026, which shows technical work, not network health.
- A 2019 Global Voices piece noted decreased interest and energy compared with other European initiatives.
- Our research found no UK presence.