The summit is the largest gathering of wireless network developers, technology and policy experts, and community organizers working to build universal, low-cost broadband networks around the world.

Since the first National Summit for Community Wireless Networks in 2004, nearly 400 Community Internet and municipal broadband projects have sprung up in the United States alone. The summit will discuss how the networks can better serve their target populations, the policies needed to support broader deployment of community wireless systems, and the latest technological and software innovations.