[46895] in North American Network Operators' Group
Rural Wireless ISP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Guy.Ram@usa.telekom.de)
Tue Apr 16 15:25:02 2002
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From: Guy.Ram@usa.telekom.de
To: nanog@merit.edu
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:24:32 -0400
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> Hello,
>
> I'm hoping to learn some pointers and get advice for a colleague hoping to
> establishing a rural wireless-ISP in South America. It's the typical story
> as in most other South American countries the capital city is served to
> some extent by the monopoly provider and the rural towns and villages are
> very poorly served. The intention is to establish Internet Kiosks where
> the locals can access the internet and make VOIP calls even transact some
> ecommerce.
>
> In my limited search I did come across a wireless system by Analog Devices
> know as "corDECT", that is doing a good job over in India. But not to
> constrain the options, we're hoping to learn about any solution that is
> suitable for this situation.
>
Any suggestions on:
> b) Necessary hardware & software components
> c) Installation (the easier the better) & maintenance requirements
> (lower is better)
> d) how to get the traffic generated out at lowest cost
>
> thanks,
>
> -guy ram
>
> Email: guy.ram@usa.telekom.de
>
