Start Your Own ISP
This site is dedicated to helping you start your own Internet Service Provider. Specifically this guide is about building a Wireless ISP (WISP).
This guide is focused on the very earliest stages of starting a WISP - determining feasibility up through connecting the first few customers. There are many challenges that will come up at 100, 1,000 or 10,000 customers that are not (yet) covered in this guide.
Check out the article featuring Graham Castleton, author of startyourownisp.com, at Broadband Breakfast for an overview of how we're helping rural communities improve their Internet connectivity.
Costs What does it cost to build a wireless Internet Service Provider? (Link to a Google Sheet that you can copy and customize.)
Step 2: Find a Fiber Provider: Find a building where you can purchase a fiber connection and use the rooftop to start your wireless network.
Step 6: Network Topology: Design your network topology to make your network reliable and scalable. Routers, switches, IP addresses, VLANs, etc.
