Dear Kieran, I am currently helping a friend of mine who is about to deploy a country-wide wireless (802.11 and Broadband Wireless based) network in Ecuador with a focus on providing internet access and voice services to rural areas. I am helping in technology selection, business plan, network design, deployment and back-end infrastructure integration.
If you need help in any of these issues, feel free to contact me. Deepak Satya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (408)718-0618 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dustin Wish with INDCO Networks Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [BAWUG] RE: wireless digest, Vol 1 #366 - 10 msgs Is this device the FreePad from Germany or something like a simputer. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene Summerville Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] RE: wireless digest, Vol 1 #366 - 10 msgs Kieran, Here are a couple contacts: Amanda VanDeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] works with schools in Nicaragua. Her father chairs a computer task force and is on vacation in Nicaragua this week. Ed (?) [EMAIL PROTECTED] has shown a handheld computer device at an earlier BAWUG meeting running Linux for Internet access in developing countries. Hope this helps, Gene -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 12:00 PM Subject: wireless digest, Vol 1 #366 - 10 msgs From: "Kieran Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:21:57 -0600 Subject: [BAWUG] WiFi - Cellular (GSM) repeater in Nicaragua Hi, I realize that this may not be directly related to this groups' activities (so my apologies) but not surprisingly the number of people with experience in Nicaragua is limited. I hope that you can help me out. I am working on a project in Nicaragua with an NGO to provide communications with rural communities. There are a huge number of ways that this can be done, but for a number of reasons the one I am focusing on right now would use a repeater on a hill overlooking the community from which I can get cellular (GSM) access (there is no cellular coverage in the community itself). The idea would be to have a repeater based on a cellular connection to the internet (via a modem-type connection rather than GPRS) and a 802.11b AP on the other side to communicate with PCs in the community (about 5km away), with a single board computer with Linux in-between to work everything out between them. * Can anyone point me to similar projects that have been done on this (ie with the cellular aspect)? I've seen some industry info on combining cellular/Wi-Fi, but not in the way I plan. * Recommendations of groups/forums that would be useful to contact. * Anyone have any comments on the feasibility of this project or recommendations on things to do/not do? (Only sensible comments please, I know this question is vague ;-) * Any recommendations on a single board computer for this project? Needs to be cheap, low power (will be solar powered), preferably using Flash drive, with Linux support. I was thinking of a Soekris, RouterBoard, OpenBrick board (probably overkill), or a PC104 board (which seem to be expensive to me). Any others? * While I have experience in Wireless networks, Linux, cellular... (worked in design of comms equipment for 6 years in Canada and have PhD in wireless coms) this will be my first 802.11 long-distance link, so I was wondering if there is anyone with more experience who would be willing for me to bounce some ideas off or review if my final proposal is actually likely to work? Thanks for your help, Kieran -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
