Andy Gunn

Field Engineer, Open Technology Institute

As a field engineer for the Open Technology Institute at New America Foundation, Andy Gunn works on deploying technologies that enhance and strengthen communities and communication. To that end, he focuses on training individuals within those communities to build and maintain the technologies themselves. Teaching and leading individuals in hands-on projects that demystify a technology helps to build the next generation of teachers and trainers.

Before joining New America, Andy was Technical Maintenance Manager for WAMU 88.5 FM. He was also Technical and Training Director at the Prometheus Radio Project. He is currently on the Board of Directors for free103point9, a transmission and new media arts organization in New York State. Andy has a Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York.

Expertise:

Community Radio
Broadcasting Engineering
Mesh Networking
Technology
Community Wireless

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Featured Publications

Publications

article | January 29, 2015 |

Building Cohesive Neighborhoods by Sharing Broadband

Andy Gunn Greta Byrum

The high price of broadband service, lack of choice in broadband offerings, and uncertainty about the possible benefits and harms of digital partic...
article | November 19, 2014 |

New Digital Stewards Program Developing Community Networks in Chicago

Andy Gunn Greta Byrum

The Open Technology Institute is pleased to support the efforts of the Woodlawn Broadband Expansion Partnership to bring gigabit connectivity to un...
article | November 05, 2014 | Open Technology Institute

Do-it-yourself antennas for Community Networks

Andy Gunn

For people around the world planning or building wireless networks, the cost and accessibility of the equipment can often be a challenge. There are...
in the news | November 05, 2014 | Open Technology Institute

Net Neutrality/Red Hook

Andy Gunn

Tony Schloss (Red Hook Initiative) and Andy Gunn (Open Technology Institute) discuss net neutrality.
article | October 24, 2014 |

Mesh Bukavu – Designing a network from scratch

Andy Gunn Ryan Gerety

The Open Technology Institute recently discussed options for community wireless networks with Free Press Unlimited – a NGO based in the Netherlands...
policy paper | October 15, 2014 |

Community Networks for Resilience

Andy Gunn

As consumer choice in the broadband market has declined and the need for more resilient infrastructure has increased, community wireless networks a...
article | July 21, 2014 |

The 2014 Allied Media Conference MagicNet: Third Time’s the Charm

Andy Gunn

OTI works with Digital Stewards to construct this year's conference-wide network. At the 2014 Allied Media Conference, the Open Technology Institut...
article | June 16, 2014 |

Commotion Wireless As A Community Technology

Andy Gunn Bincy Ninan-Moses Ryan Gerety Will Hawkins

The Open Technology Institute (OTI) gathered innovative community technologists and organizers from India and Nepal for the first international Com...
article | June 03, 2014 |

OTI seeks partners for resilience project in New York City

Andy Gunn Georgia Bullen Greta Byrum Joshua Breitbart Ryan Gerety

When Superstorm Sandy hit Brooklyn, a community wireless mesh network in Red Hook helped residents tell people where help was needed and where it w...
article | April 18, 2014 |

Case Study: Mesh Sayada

Andy Gunn Ryan Gerety Will Hawkins

The Sayada community network, Mesh Sayada, is a collaboratively designed and built wireless network. The town of Sayada is located on the Tunisian ...
article | October 30, 2013 |

Building Pop-up Mesh Networks

Andy Gunn Ryan Gerety Will Hawkins

The Open Technology Institute recently conducted a training on how to build pop-up mesh networks using Commotion. Our goal was to quickly deploy a ...