# The Things Network Manila

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Manila.

- Country: [Philippines](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/philippines/)
- Status: Official community
- Founded: 2016
- Members: 87
- Location: 14.5875, 120.9807
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/

## About

We are on a mission to provide Metro Manila with an open, free, and sustainable IoT data network, supported by a volunteer group.

Let's put Manila on the global map of IoT innovators by discovering and launching innovative use-cases for IoT.

## Contact

You can join us at ttn-philippines.slack.com or 
contact us via email at arnoldsb@mac.com / piedad@blueinstinct.com if you want to help out.
- Chat: https://join.slack.com/t/ttn-philippines/shared_invite/enQtMzA1Njk1MjE2MzcxLWRmZTI1NzJmZmNjNTVlZTJkMGY3NDdjNTRiZTI5ZTdlMDk5NTMyM2M1ZjA4YTA3MjdhYmY5OGY0MTJiNzA3M2E

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)
- [Forum post](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/manila-philippines/490/6)
- [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/ttnphilippines/)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)

## Recent updates

- [LoRaWAN Academy is now FREE](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/lorawan-academy-is-now-free.md) (2019-05-04)
- [Meetup Page is up!](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/meetup-page-is-up.md) (2018-11-04)
- [Building An IoT Community: 2nd Meetup Brews In Manila](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/building-an-iot-community-2nd-meetup-brews-in-manila.md) (2018-09-27)
- [What are the impications of operating a gateway in a not license free band?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/what-are-the-impications-of-operating-a-gateway-in-a-not-license-free-band.md) (2018-09-24)
- [Setting up own LoRaWAN system in our local](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/setting-up-own-lorawan-system-in-our-local.md) (2018-02-10)
- [Our First LoRa MeetUp!](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/our-first-meetup.md) (2017-09-04)
- [TTN_Philippines - reviving the community](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/ttn_philippines-reviving-the-community.md) (2017-08-01)
- [We are now live!](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/manila/post/we-are-now-live.md) (2016-03-30)