# Building a global Internet of Things data network in 6 months

> In 6 months we provided a complete city with a new breed of wireless data network, inspired more than 100 cities around the world to do the same and raised 300.

- Type: Global update from The Things Network
- Author: Wienke Giezeman
- Published: 2016-09-29
- Updated: 2026-10-06
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/article/building-a-global-internet-of-things-data-network-in-6-moths

In 6 months we provided a complete city with a new breed of wireless data network, inspired more than 100 cities around the world to do the same and raised 300.000 euro through a crowdsourcing campaign build the network world-wide. The first months of The Things Network were a rollercoaster and this is the story.

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[Read more here](https://medium.com/@wienke/the-things-network-building-a-global-iot-data-network-in-6-months-adc2c0b1ae9b)