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

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I watched it last week - as far as I recall.

The project is known as IMAGINE: Africa - it is a student research project, essentially
on feasibilty, but they provided a working example of the  ground station at the
presentation. The point was that such a project was practical adapting current
technology, at a comparatively affordable price, and immediately implementable.

Essentially it involves three phases

1) lease access from intelsat - design and test stations and system
2) launch a dedicated satellite - a simplified version of IPSTAR would take 2 years
3) launch a 2nd satellite to complete coverage

A total of 46,500 stations envisaged  - 256k/512k connections - mostly solar powered

Backbone connectivity would be via relay stations in mainland europe

Total cost ~$550m altho it appeared to me that they hadn't included backbone connectivity costs,
but I might have missed something.

There is no further documentation online, however I have written to the 
project leaders asking that some be made available.

Joly

>> 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
>>>
>>> >
>>>  > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ordGzTC1Fzg
>>>  >

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