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The Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network (AWMN) is a grassroots wireless community network established in 2002 in Athens, Greece. By August 2010, the network had grown to include 1,120 Backbone network, backbone nodes, with over 2,900 Client (computing), client computers actively linked to it. There is also an association-club that supports the network's objectives. Cultural and geographical context Although the network began in Athens, the capital of Greece, its activities are no longer limited to the city. It covers a geographical area 110 km from North to South and 85 km from West to East, with the most southern point being Palaia Epidavros (Epidaurus) and the most northern point being the town of Nea Artaki on the island of Euboea. The wide expansion of the network allows isolated areas with poor technological and broadband infrastructure to connect with the Athenian network. The islands of Aegina, Salamina Island, Salamina and the regions surrounding Athens are ...
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