About the network
Southgate covers about 39 blocks of Bridgeport’s south side, mostly mid-rise apartment blocks. The network was built by a parish youth group after a provider’s fiber build stopped six blocks short of the neighborhood.
Schematic
Hover over or tap a node for its details, and click or tap again to open it. With a keyboard, move to the schematic and use the arrow keys.
Uptime
99.96% uptime over the last 90 days, with 1 day of degraded service or maintenance.
Governance
- Owned by
- Southgate Neighborhood Network
- Legal home
- Nonprofit corporation with a member-elected board
- Members
- 1,663 households, one vote each
- Monthly assembly
- Second Saturday of each month, 10:00 am, at the housing cooperative’s lobby
- Annual assembly
- Every July
- Maintenance fund
- $5 a month per household, suggested. No household is disconnected for not paying.
Stewards
Elected by the members. Listed by first name and initial.
- Bao M.Network steward · since 2016
- Nasser W.Treasurer · since 2025
- Alberto T.Membership steward · since 2020
- Angela V.Training steward · since 2021
- Joyce V.Rooftops steward · since 2020
- Gloria W.Secretary · since 2016
- Dolores T.Network steward · since 2025
Backhaul
Links that carry the network’s traffic to the wider internet.
| Link | Medium | Capacity | Far end | Peak use yesterday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT-14-BH1 | Fiber | 10 Gbps | Bridgeport internet exchange | 23% |
| LT-14-BH2 | Licensed microwave, 11 GHz | 2 Gbps | Tower site, Bridgeport | 33% |
Maintenance log
Backhaul fiber cut. A construction crew dug through the fiber. Traffic moved to the backup link at reduced speed until the provider spliced the cable.
Grounding on N-2614 redone after an inspection found a corroded lug.
Firmware 4.6.2 rollout. Staged firmware rollout to every node, one hub’s area at a time. Each node restarted once.
Expansion: five new nodes in 2026, mostly in grids C3, F4 and G2.
Storm damage: 5 dishes realigned and one mast replaced.
Spare parts inventory counted and restocked.
Annual assembly: 177 members attended and elected two stewards.
Maintenance fund audit presented to members and approved.
Hardware refresh: 3 nodes upgraded to Gantry H5 over the year.
Expansion: four new nodes in 2025, mostly in grids B4, C1 and C4.
Hardware refresh: 40 nodes upgraded to Stoop R6 over the year.
Annual assembly: 76 members attended and elected two stewards.
Mount on N-0376 re-secured after the host reported a loose mast.
New hub on the apartment tower roof, twelve storeys: N-3100.
Installer workshop: 11 residents trained and climbed their first roof.
Expansion: seven new nodes in 2024, mostly in grids A3, B4 and C4.
Mount on N-0687 re-secured after the host reported a loose mast.
Grounding on N-2907 redone after an inspection found a corroded lug.
Expansion: five new nodes in 2023, mostly in grids B5, D1 and E3.
Hardware build night: 11 Stoop nodes assembled from parts.
Hardware refresh: 31 nodes upgraded to Stoop R5 over the year.
New hub on the public school roof, under a district agreement: N-2113.
Firmware 4.0 rolled out to every node.
Backhaul upgraded from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps fiber.
Firmware 3.0 rolled out to every node.
New hub on the branch library roof: N-0552.
Expansion: five new nodes in 2013, mostly in grids B1, B2 and E5.
Network switched on: 14 nodes across the first few blocks.
Founding assembly: the Southgate Neighborhood Network adopts its charter and elects five stewards.