[LINK] Nationwide Wireless Internet Roll-Out

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 07:37 PM 30/05/2007, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> 
>> Nationwide Wireless Internet
>> 30 May 2007 (un-snipped)
> 
> 
> http://www.whirlpool.net.au/
> G9 submits plan for FTTN
>    |  Today, 7:15 pm  |  General  |  
> <http://whirlpool.net.au/submit.cfm>got a news tip?
> UPDATED | The G9 consortium of Telcos has submitted its proposed pricing 
> and access undertakings for a Fibre to the Node (FTTN) network to the 
> ACCC, which has published it on its website.
> 
> "The proposed network will reach more than four million households and 
> businesses and then progressively roll out to more densely populated 
> regional centres", said the G9.
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and for another perspective on demand  for wireless Internet...

 > Six things you should know about Rural Connectivity in India
 >
 > Over 40% of the world’s population lives in rural and remote areas 
and have no access to basic telecommunications services. This fact gets 
more pronounced in India. On a positive note, Rural Connectivity 
initiatives are getting a lot of attention from the Indian Governments 
both at the provincial and at the central level. These projects aim to 
fulfill the dream of “universal access”.
 >
 > In this article, we get to the very basics of Rural Connectivity in 
India and try to understands the whys and whats. Dr. Rao answers six key 
facts that any vendor or system integrator needs to keep in mind when 
entering this challenging segment.
 >
 >
 > 1. UNBOUND OPPORTUNITY
 >
 >     * 750 million population in villages
 >     * 600,000 villages, minimum population in village is 500
 >     * 150 million rural house holds
 >     * Low telephone penetration; tele-density of 2.5%; Low internet 
penetration
 >     * Irregular Power supply with minimum of 5 hours breakdown
 >     * Heavy humidity and dust, widely varying temperature

.....
<http://www.smartbridges.com/css/articles.asp?id=618#1>

and for linkers perspectives see
<http://www.tomw.net.au/travel/india.shtml>

...and the coexistance of HiTech and LowTech.
<http://www.ramin.com.au/goa/web-card4.html>

Marghanita
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