asterisk users - Jun 2005 - Asterisk connecting remote villages in western Uganda

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@inveneo.org

Mark,

You are a gentleman & a scholar.

This is tremendous.

I wish sometimes I was a hippie so I could run barefoot with all of
humankind (ie: do these kinds of projects), but, alas, I was raised
during the Gordon Gecko era. There are just not enough of "you" out
there. I wish there more. I want to contribute. For others out there
looking for a meaningful way to contribute, PayPal over a few bucks and
see if you can convince your employer to PayPal his organization $100 to
do more of these.

Superb.

Jason


<snip>
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.
 
Mark
 

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@inveneo.org
</snip>

Mark,

What you are doing is indeed wonderful and I applaud you for your efforts!

I will be sending in my details in an email soon. By the way if you
(or any other non profit organisation for the matter) are interested
in similar efforts going on in Asia do drop me an email as I am based
in Singapore. There is also a great need for rebuilding in many parts
such as the Tsunami-hit areas, etc.

Keep up the good work, and as some say "May the force be with you!" :)

Cheers

Caleb

On 6/14/05, Mark Summer <mslists@kermit.org>
wrote:
> 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
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> 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@inveneo.org
> 
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