About the network
Chatham Ridge covers about 28 blocks of Savannah’s north side, mostly single-story houses and duplexes. The network was built by a mutual aid network after a tenants’ survey found that a third of households had no home connection.
Schematic
Uptime
99.97% uptime over the last 90 days, with 1 day of degraded service or maintenance.
Governance
- Owned by
- Chatham Ridge Community Network Cooperative
- Legal home
- Cooperative corporation, owned by member households
- Members
- 1,044 households, one vote each
- Monthly assembly
- First Monday of each month, 6:30 pm, at the masjid’s community room
- Annual assembly
- Every February
- Maintenance fund
- $9 a month per household, suggested. No household is disconnected for not paying.
Stewards
Elected by the members. Listed by first name and initial.
- Desmond K.Network steward · since 2025
- Tariq D.Treasurer · since 2026
- Noor M.Membership steward · since 2023
- José J.Training steward · since 2024
- Víctor I.Rooftops steward · since 2026
- Mei N.Secretary · since 2022
Backhaul
Links that carry the network’s traffic to the wider internet.
| Link | Medium | Capacity | Far end | Peak use yesterday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT-55-BH1 | Fiber | 10 Gbps | Savannah internet exchange | 21% |
| LT-55-BH2 | Licensed microwave, 11 GHz | 2 Gbps | Tower site, Savannah | 30% |
Maintenance log
Cable to N-2573 replaced; squirrels again.
Planned backhaul work. Done overnight. Members were told a week ahead at the monthly assembly.
Firmware 4.6.2 rollout. Staged firmware rollout to every node, one hub’s area at a time. Each node restarted once.
Power injector for N-2579 replaced after a surge.
Hardware refresh: 9 nodes upgraded to Stoop R6 over the year.
Expansion: four new nodes in 2026, mostly in grids A5, F1 and F4.
New hub on the former bank building roof: N-3388.
Annual assembly: 67 members attended and elected three stewards.
Expansion: five new nodes in 2025, mostly in grids A4, B3 and B4.
Annual assembly: 115 members attended and elected four stewards.
Hardware build night: 20 Stoop nodes assembled from parts.
Climbing safety refresher: 21 installers recertified.
Mount on N-2582 re-secured after the host reported a loose mast.
Expansion: four new nodes in 2024, mostly in grids A5, B4 and D1.
Heat wave: 2 rooftop nodes throttled; all recovered overnight.
Expansion: eight new nodes in 2023, mostly in grids B4, C3 and D3.
Maintenance fund audit presented to members and approved.
Network switched on: 21 nodes installed by 72 volunteers over a weekend.
Founding assembly: the Chatham Ridge Community Network Cooperative adopts its charter and elects five stewards.