Wi-Fi for Residents

Only half of the lowest income families across the United States have internet connectivity in their homes, creating a digital divide that prevents low-income individuals from accessing resources online.

Bridging the barrier in the 19th worst connected city in the nation, the Opportunity Home San Antonio is at the frontline of digital inclusion connecting one community at a time.

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
THE CHALLENGE
The Opportunity Home San Antonio provides housing assistance to over 65,000 children, adults, and senior citizens who are most vulnerable to the digital divide. A majority of the individuals Opportunity Home serves are families with children.

These are working parents who are making ends meet on less than a $12,500 annual household income. These families are often faced with tough choices about their finances and means a car payment or education often takes priority over Internet connectivity.

THE PLAN
Priority 1 — Implement Wi-Fi initiatives at the “Big 3”
Cassiano Homes
Lincoln Heights
Alazan-Apache Courts

DESIGN

• Saturate residential area for accessibility inside the home
• Install Fiber backbone at larger properties, copper at smaller properties to manage costs
• Implement innovative Mesh and Solar Mesh Wi-Fi technologies

SECURITY

• Open Public Wi-Fi accessed by any device
• Content Filtering for undesirable sites
• Public Wi-Fi with no password needed for access