Re: community wireless
Karel Novotny
(I am copying to number of my colleagues in case someone would like to
add examples or suggestions)
> Dear Ann Tothill,
>
> Good day, I read about your organization on
> Spore magazine of
> Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural
> Cooperation (CTA) Spore
> issue 123, June 2006 from a friend.
> I´ am much interested in your Internet without
> wires of Community Wireless Connectivity and
> making Antennas from Tin Cans.
>
> How can a poor rural based man like me benefit
> from such life empowerment projects? I will be
> much glad to hear from your organization, more
> details or manual on the above mention subject.
Let me point you to some resources online which can give you an idea of
how wireless technology can benefit rural communities and also to
training materials instructing how community wireless networks can be
built:
First, see a story on The wireless school connectivity project in
Zimbabwe
http://www.apc.org/en/news/wireless/africa/wireless-school-connectivity-project-concrete-outc .
To see details about a wireless project in Kafanchan, Nigeria, go to
http://fantsuam.it46.se/ . See particularly the case study published at
http://fantsuam.it46.se/files/S/IT46_FF_Case_Study_Zittnet.pdf as it
will give you an idea about what benefits for the community are expected
from using wireless technology in that particular town.
A series of training materials has been developed as part of the project
you mentioned, as well as within other activities. They cover both
technical aspects of building wireless networks as well as other issues
you have to keep in mind, such as making your network sustainable in
future.
You can find these materials at
http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/wireless.shtml (note that
some new ones will be added shortly).
These manuals are relatively complex and mostly require some previous
experience with computer networks. If we hear about a workshop or a
course on this subject taking place in your region, I will let you
know.
If your connectivity is not sufficient to download these training
materials let me know and I will send you a CD by regular mail.
Get back to me if you have any other questions.
best regards
Karel Novotny
APC
>
> Thank so much.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Nebeokike Ifeanyi
>
>
>
> Postal contact:
>
> C/o Nebeokike Jude
>
> Fed. Govt. College Enugu
>
> PMB 01191
>
> Enugu State
>
> Nigeria.
>
>
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Karel Novotny
Knowledge Sharing Projects Coordinator
Strategic Use Programme
APC - The Association for Progressive Communications
La Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
ka...@apc.org
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