LIFT12 Conference - Village Telco

Building aRobustTelecommunicationsEcology withVillage Telco Steve Song LIFT12

South AfricaVodacom WirelessCoverage Map

ZimbabweEconet WirelessCoverage Map

When access isexpensive, it’s hard tolearn to play the game

Resilience

Telephone InternetInfrastructure Infrastructure

Super SuperfluousComputing Computing

United States Ethiopia Uganda

The Unlicensed Ecosystem

Growth of WiFiSource: Daily Wireless – www.dailywireless.org/2012/02/08/hotspot-2-0/

HackingHardware

A Simple IdeaAnalogue WirelessTelephony AccessAdaptor Pointfor ordinaryphones

Beta ConceptProduction Prototype

Not Your Average Wifi Device Outdoor Ready Weatherised UV Protected Tough Sealed Unit Capable of surviving line spike, brownouts, power surges. Flexible Accepts 9-40V Can be powered via phone or data line

Mesh Potato Installation

East TimorLemi SoaresDiliTimor Leste

Wayne AbroueGriqua CommunitySouth Africa

Rael LissoosJohannesburgSouth Africa

Plans for 2012Mesh Potato 2.0  Open Source  Open Hardware  Faster  Cheaper

A Parting Thought...

But only if we act together…

How to getinvolvedIf you would like to support aVillage Telco directly, pleaseget in touch:steve@villagetelco.orgtwitter @stevesongIf you’re a developer, engineer, orentrepreneur, or just interested,please join us in the Village Telcodevelopment community athttp://bit.ly/vt-communityhttp://villagetelco.org twitter @villagetelco

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LIFT12 Conference - Village Telco

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