Welcome back, Aadi. There really are no CR policy guidelines on broadcast technology -- that's a Telecom ministry issue, and as Hemant will testify, as long as you get your equipment tested and certified by a government lab, you should be all right. And that's only about the PC-based transmitter: the rest of the technologies Aadi plans to use seem to be perfectly legit (although in this age of SWANs, I really wouldn't recommend KioskNet).
Arti is new to this list. We have had some discussions on Gramvaani and Aadi's plans before, which you can dig out from the cr-india archives. regards, Sajan On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Aaditeshwar Seth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi Arti, > > I'm sure we'll be able to work within the policy guidelines some how. The > technology is still under development though. Things got slightly delayed > and I arrived in India only last night. We are trying to set up an > office/lab asap, and will hopefully have a first version ready for pilot > deployment by Feb 2009. > > regards > Adi > > Arti Jaiman wrote: > >> I just came across the Gramvaani website ( >> http://gramvaani.org/technology/) and they seem to suggest that new >> technological alternatives can significantly bring down broadcast costs. >> >> Sajan, would this work within the present guidelines? It sounds >> interesting. >> >> Arti >> >> >> Here is what their website says: >> >> * *Radio equipment: *We are developing an extremely low-cost PC >> based FM transmitter that will allow radio station operators to >> record programs and schedule transmissions. We will also support >> cellphone and landline dial-in to enable live interaction with >> the audience, and voice-over-IP streaming to host guests from >> across the world to interact with rural communities. The >> equipment will consume low-power and will be capable of running >> off solar panels even during power outages in the radio >> stations. Some other unique features we will support include >> optional template based ontological audio rec ording that will >> make the content easily searchable and categorizable, and >> solicitation of audience feedback through SMS and offline >> paper-based surveys. >> * *Internet connectivity: *Rural areas generally lack good and >> cheap Internet connectivity — DSL and cable broadband is >> practically non-existent in rural areas, VSAT is too expensive, >> and dial-up is very slow and flaky. New technologies such as >> WiMax still await standardization and will take time to mature >> towards large-scale rural deployments. The Tetherless Computing >> Research Group >> <http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/tetherless/index.php/Main_Page> >> at the University of Waterloo has developed the KioskNet system >> <http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/tetherless/index.php/KioskNet>to >> enable low-cost and high-bandwidth Internet connectivity even in >> remote rural areas. We will use the KioskNet system to connect >> community radio stations wit h the Internet. >> * *Information portal: *We are developing an information portal to >> allow NGOs, governments, news agencies, and community radio >> stations to interact with each other. This portal will form the >> heart of the information ecosystem that we are aiming to enable. >> It will provide automatic routing of content to appropriate >> entities in the ecosystem and ensure the timely delivery of content. >> >> >> >> >> Arti Jaiman >> Project Manager: TRF Radio >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ww <http://www.trfindia.org> >> >
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