[wsfii-discuss] Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] First mesh internet project in Sri Lanka

[Juergen Neumann]

Hi Vickram, hi Wanni,

this is really a very, very nice Video! 

I have been surfing these links but I didn't find anything on the technical and financial side of the solution. Could you please tell us, what routers have been used, what operationg system they run and what meshing protocol you are using. 

Also, please tell me about your ownership model (who owns the routers / the network) and who pays what for the different services? Do you have local services like VOIP in your intranet (peer-to- peer)? Do you charge money for that? How do you pay for the internet-access? Is it payed by it's users?

This information would be of great importance for me! I would be very pleased if you could provide me/us with some answers!

Thank you very much in advance!

Juergen


> -----Original Message-----
> From: v1clist at yahoo.co.uk 
> [mailto:wsfii-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of 
> Vickram Crishna
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:53 AM
> To: wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org
> Subject: [wsfii-discuss] Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] First 
> mesh internet project in Sri Lanka
> 
> Hi
> 
> I think we have had mentions of this initiative on the list 
> before (and I apologise if I didn't post it earlier). A 
> YouTube update. 
> 
> It started as a Christian missionary school getting into 
> remote learning, as I understand it, but has developed into a 
> model the government is keenly promoting - the country 
> already has a very good mobile multimedia service (much 
> better than most other countries), but that is still a far 
> cry from connectivity for all.  Possibly some of our 
> listmembers assisted the school to sharpen their accomplishments. 
> 
> Nandasiri Wanninayaka <wanni at horizonlanka.org> wrote: To: 
> <bytesforall_readers at yahoogroups.com>,
>  <ict_of_bangladesh at yahoogroups.com>
> CC: <bangla_ict at yahoogroups.com>
> From: "Nandasiri Wanninayaka" <wanni at horizonlanka.org>
> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:07:48 +0600
> Subject: [bytesforall_readers] First mesh internet project in 
> Sri Lanka
> 
>                                      
>   Dear All,
>  
>  Please click the following links to watch a wonderful video 
> clip on Mahavilachchiya's mesh Internet project. This is the 
> first in its kind in Sri Lanka.
>  
>  English Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSNrD6lYfTI 
>  Sinhala Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVW2QJ1zF1I 
>  
>  
>   You can also access the two clips from www.horizonlanka.org 
>   
>  Regards,
>  Wanni
>   
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