WiFi de-licensed in India. A group of “hacktivists” set up a WiFi network in and around Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, which will later become AirJaldi’s first network

International AirJaldi Conference held in Dharmsala, decision to begin proof of concept network in Dharamshala taken

AirJaldi Networks founded and a community network set up in Dharamshala

The AirJaldi Network Academy established to provide training and related activities on rural networking and connectivity

Founding of Rural Broadband Pvt. Ltd. – AirJaldi. Expansion into other locations in HP

AirJaldi teams with Google on implementation of online “Gooru” live education platform

AirJaldi expands operations to Uttarakhand

First AirJaldi network in Jharkhand

First AirJaldi network in Karnataka. AirJaldi implements a rural connectivity drive in Jharkhand with support from the Ford Foundation

AirJaldi teams with Facebook’s internet.org (later ExpressWiFi) to jointly create a model for setting up and operation of public WiFi hotspots in rural areas

First AirJaldi networks in Bihar and Mahrashtra, AirJaldi teams with Microsoft Airband team, Maharashtra Government, HP and others to build the “Harisal Digital Village Project”

AirJaldi signs a cooperation agreement with Microsoft’s AirBand team aimed at expanding AirJaldi’s reach and scope

First AirJaldi Networks in West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh

First AirJaldi network in Sikkim

Launch of USAID-supported “Productive Paths” program to enable productive use of connectivity by women.