Heraklion Student Wireless Network (abbreviated HSWN, or ΑΦΔΗ from Ασύρματο Φοιτητικό Δίκτυο Ηρακλείου) is a city-wide, non-profit wireless community network

Wireless community network

Wireless community networks or wireless community projects are the organizations that attempt to take a grassroots approach to providing a viable alternative to municipal wireless networks for consumers....

 in Heraklion

Heraklion

Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....

, Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

. It is run and maintained by the users of the network, who at the beginning of the network's existence were exclusively members of the academic community of the University of Crete

University of Crete

The University of Crete ' is the principal higher education institution on the island of Crete, Greece.The University of Crete, is a multi-disciplinary, research- oriented institution, located in the cities of Rethymno and Heraklion...

. Now the network is open to everybody that wishes to connect to it, but retains its original name for legacy purposes. It serves 160 people, covering the main area of the city of Heraklion, and some suburbs.

See also

• Patras Wireless Network
  Patras Wireless Network
  Patras Wireless Network is, historically, the first city-wide, wireless community network in Greece. It is run and maintained by the users of the network...
  
  
• Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network
  Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network
  Started in 2002 in Athens Greece, Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a grassroots wireless community, taking advantage of new, state of the art wireless technologies, to connect people and services. The network comprises 1120 backbone nodes and more than 2900 client computers connect to it...
  
  
• Wireless Thessaloniki (WThess) Network
  Wireless Thessaloniki
  Wireless Thessaloniki is an experimental wireless community network growing in the air of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is one of the first wireless networks deployed in the city....
  
  
• Ioannina Wireless Network
  Ioannina Wireless Network
  Ioannina Wireless Network is a non-profit wireless network based in Ioannina, Greece. Its primary goal is to interconnect interested parties using wireless technology , promoting the free diffusion of knowledge and the spirit of cooperation...
  
  
• Wireless community network
  Wireless community network
  Wireless community networks or wireless community projects are the organizations that attempt to take a grassroots approach to providing a viable alternative to municipal wireless networks for consumers....