I have experienced something

Abigail — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:46:48 -0500

I have experienced something similar when I was in Spain. I called my husband and we both were charged for the same conversation phone call. And it wasn’t cheap at all. But, yes, that was a year and a half ago. Maybe the things are changing. ---------- UK flowers - Online Florist

Internet for All: A Field Report on the Wireless Revolution

Rob Katz — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:52:16 -0500

Guest blogger Darrell Owen is an international consultant specializing in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries. Prior to forming his own company, he worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development. This week, he will present some of his on-the-ground experiences at the Silicon Valley Challenge Summit.

Over this last year, a number of my colleagues and I have been engaged in on-the-ground pilots proving that the combination of wireless networks (WiFi, WiMax, new generation IP-based satellite services) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) can cost-effectively reach low-income, rural and even remote locations. This brings the potential of the Internet telecommunications revolution to the billions who have been left behind. Details of this work can be found in a collection of my working papers (pdf).

The experience has been real and tangible. I personally have stood in a remote post office in northern Vietnam and, with a WiFi phone, made a VOIP phone call to my wife in Sunriver, OR. Months earlier I experienced a similar situation on the receiving side—a colleague in Mongolia called me in Sunriver. Not only is this now technologically possible, but it is also economically feasible, enabling sustainable solutions that fully integrate with existing public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) and mobile phone networks.

This post continues past the break; click "Read More" to continue

NextBillion.net - Development Through Enterprise - Internet for All: A Field Report on the Wireless Revolution - Comments

I have experienced something

Internet for All: A Field Report on the Wireless Revolution