[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk connecting remote villages in western Uganda

[Mark Summer]

Hi,

I though some of you on this list might be interested in what Inveneo  
is doing in Uganda. We are a San Francisco based non-profit  
organization that builds rugged, low-cost, highly reliable and open- 
source communications systems for under-served communities around the  
world. We have just completed our first installation in western  
Uganda, Africa.

The system is up and running since this past Wednesday (June 8th). We  
have installed 5 units, 4 of which are in villages with with no  
access to power. The system provides Internet access and phone  
capabilities to the users. Phone calls among the connected villages  
are free of charge, with the ability to place and receive calls to /  
from  the Ugandan phone network and voice mail boxes for each  
station. The systems are linked using 802.11 WiFi links.

For more information please have a look at the following links:

For more detailed information and pictures of the Uganda deployment:

http://www.inveneo.org/?q=uganda

For more information about the solution we have built and  
implemented, here is a link to our PDF datasheet:

http://www.inveneo.org/download/inveneoDatasheet.pdf

And of course our website:

http://www.inveneo.org/


Thank you!

Mark

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Mark Summer
co-founder, Inveneo
web:   http://www.inveneo.org
phone: +1-415-901-1969 x 1200
FWD:   603303
cell:  +1-415-867-9751
email: mark.summer at inveneo.org