16 Aug
2018
16 Aug
'18
3:52 p.m.
To add - you will find a lot of interesting information here at the DEF site:
See also this video about a remote area of India and lack of connectivity and Community
Networks coming in to help:
We often hear these arguments about "coverage". The issue is not just the
mobile network footprint (coverage area), but whether the services are affordable, and if
end-users have a choice. Community Networks are a viable option in
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On 8/16/18, 11:27 AM, "dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of Sarbani
Banerjee Belur" <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of
sarbanibelur(a)iitb.ac.in> wrote:
Hi Sivasubramanian,
Community networks does exist in India and it is a sustainable initiative.
Gram Marg at IIT Bombay has set up one spanning 10 villages in Palghar,
Maharashtra, Digital Empowerment Foundation has set up some as well. There
are more going to be set up in this year and the next. These CNs are set
up in locations that have no mobile connectivity and are usually in
remote, rural villages of India.
Local ISPs have come to the rescue and provide bandwidth in such locations.
With regards,
Sarbani
In Chennai, India, I spoke to someone in an
educational institution about
starting a Community Network. He argued that access is no longer a problem
as Telecom companies offer 3G and 4G services everywhere. He wouldn't
listen to arguments concerning the cost and clever pricing models of
access
that indiscernably amass huge sums by microscopic extraction, wouldn't
listen to arguments about nominal and actual bandwidth. He and some
others
take the position that a case does not exist for Community Networks here.
Happens to be an iconic opinion. It is a challenge to present arguments,
articles such as this are of ample help.
Sivasubramanian M
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018, 5:20 PM Marco Zennaro <mzennaro(a)ictp.it> wrote:
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Gram Marg: Rural Broadband Project
Department of Electrical Engineering
IIT Bombay
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Mumbai 400076
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