[Chapter-delegates] Satellite based Internet for the developingworld (video)

[Carlos Vera]

We also...

Carlos Vera
Isoc Ecuador
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sivasubramanian Muthusamy" <isolatedn at gmail.com>
To: "Sivasubramanian Muthusamy" <isocindiachennai at gmail.com>
Cc: <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Satellite based Internet for the 
developingworld (video)


> Hello
>
> We are interested in learning more about this so we could work on
> bringing this technology to India.
>
> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
> ISOC India Chennai Chapter.
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Alejandro Pisanty
> <apisan at servidor.unam.mx> wrote:
>> Joly,
>>
>>  have you already watched this?
>>
>>  Is there a way that seems clear to you in which we could connect this to
>>  ISOC's effort in general, and to chapters, both in developing countries
>>  and in those that want to assist?
>>
>>  Many of our members are already involved in satellite-Internet work. 
>> Have
>>  any of you, or the members in your chapters who are involved, watched
>>  this, and formed any opinions?
>>
>>  Yours,
>>
>>  Alejandro Pisanty
>>
>>
>>  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  . 
>> .
>>       Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
>>  UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico
>>
>>  *Mi blog/My blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com
>>  *LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty
>>  *Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn, 
>> http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614
>>
>>  ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, www.isoc.org
>>   Participa en ICANN, www.icann.org
>>  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 
>> .  .
>>
>>
>>  On Sat, 26 Apr 2008, WWWhatsup wrote:
>>
>>  > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:29:32 -0400
>>  > From: WWWhatsup <joly at punkcast.com>
>>  > To: "<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>" 
>> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>  > Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Satellite based Internet for the 
>> developing
>>  >      (video)
>>
>>
>> >
>>  > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ordGzTC1Fzg
>>  >
>>  > History has shown that access to the internet advances
>>  > many facets of life including education, economic growth,
>>  > and health care. Currently, only approximately 20 percent
>>  > of the world population has access to the internet, which
>>  > is mainly focused in North America, Australia, and
>>  > Europe. More specifically, Africa being the most
>>  > unconnected continent in the world has only 5 percent of
>>  > its population utilizing the internet, whereas 70 percent
>>  > of the population uses the internet in North America. It
>>  > is predicted that these unconnected areas of the world
>>  > will soon be serviced via land lines in the coming
>>  > decades. However, no short term solution to this problem
>>  > currently exists.
>>  >
>>  > Students from the Space Systems Engineering program at
>>  > the University of Michigan have worked on designing a
>>  > low-cost system for internet connectivity in developing
>>  > countries. This presentation focuses on their proposed
>>  > solution to delivering such capabilities to the rural
>>  > populations of Africa. In addition, upcoming technologies
>>  > are discussed that will impact similar missions in the
>>  > future.
>>  >
>>  > Speaker: Prof. Thomas Zurbuchen
>>  > University of Michigan Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space 
>> Sciences
>>  > Associate Professor
>>  > Director, College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurial Programs
>>  > Ph.D., M.S., University of Bern
>>  >
>>  >
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