Presentation by Vani Nades and Haroun Rashid at APNIC 46 on Wednesday, 12 September 2018.

1. APNIC46 CONFERENCE, NEW CALEDONIA
6-13 SEPTEMBER 2018

2. RURAL COMMUNITY WIFI IN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

3. PRESENTERS
VANI NADES
DIRECTOR
HAROUN RASHID
MANAGING DIRECTOR

4. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE
RURAL
COMMUNITY
WIFI
Bridge the Gap
Reduce
Inequality
Access to information
Economic
Empowerment
Resources for
Learning
Create business
opportunities
Ease of
communication

5. OUR CHALLENGES
RURAL
COMMUNITY
WIFI
No Electricity
High Cost of
Services
Communicatio
n
Monopoly

6. OUR SOLUTIONS
RURAL
COMMUNITY
WIFI
No
Electricity
• Solar Energy
High Cost of
Service
• Partnership to reduce
bandwidth cost
• Creating business
opportunities for locals
SME
• Discussing with ministry
responsible to support SME
Monopoly • Talking to authority to free
up some license spectrum
to compete
Communication ELABORATE ON
NEXT SLIDE

7. OUR SOLUTIONS
Communication
• TV White Space Radios
• 8KM hops Mesh –maximum 4 hops
• Braided 8Ghz
• 12.5mbps
• Longer hops if Yagi antenna
• Each node allows 150 concurrent
connection
• By proximity WIFI up to 500m
• Not in production yet custom made
• Full production by Next year

8. IN A NUTSHELL

9. TECHNICAL RESOURCES THAT
MAKES IT WORK
• All-in-One Solar System includes Charger
Box (Inverter + AC Charger + Solar Charger
+ Battery) and Solar Panel
• Other TESTS – HAZE SOLAR DEEP CYCLE
GEL

10. TECHNICAL RESOURCES THAT
MAKES IT WORK
SOLAR POWERED INTERNET WIFI BUGGY

11. OUR VISION
PROVIDING AFFORDABLE,
RELIABLE INTERNET

12. THANK YOU VERY MUCH