We have an asterix deployment in a village called Bukuku in Fort Portal that enables villagers to make free VOIP calls to each other through a WiFi system and they are also able to surf the net from some designated huts that use solar powered PCs.
Wire > Cool. I'm just wondering when Asterix and the whole VOIP buzz will hit > Kampala. Though initial setup is abit taxing, on the whole Asterix is a > brilliant entry point into the world of VOIP and IP Telephony. And yes > "FREE" calls. There is a guy who allows you t call India and the US at 300 > /=, in Wandegs. > > FRANCIS. > > ======================================================================= > Begumisa Gerald M writes: > >> Hi, >> >> Hope this is not too off topic! [Justification: Linux is the primary >> development platform for Asterisk :-)] >> >> Otherwise, I think this is quite interesting given Digium's [apparently] >> fast growth rate (judging purely from the rate of release of hardware / >> software products and increasingly widespread adoption of Asterisk). >> >> I think it would be really cool to see where these funds take them next! >> >> ---8<--- >> >> HUNTSVILLE, AL and BOSTON, MA . (August 9, 2006) . Digium Inc., the >> original creator of Asterisk and pioneer of open source telephony, today >> announced it has closed its first round of venture capital funding, >> receiving $13.8 million from Matrix Partners, a leading U.S.-based >> venture >> capital firm. The funding will help fuel the continued growth of Digium >> and Asterisk, especially in launching new offerings for the enterprise >> communications market, ranging from small to large businesses... >> >> http://www.digium.com/en/mediacenter/news/viewpress/matrix >> >> --->8--- >> >> Cheers, >> Gerald. >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. >> --------------------------------------- >> > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
