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Reassessing Long Distance Wireless for West Africa. Melissa R. Ho School of Information RJ Honicky EECS University of California, Berkeley. Wireless Broadband Access for Communities and Rural Developing Regions (WIRELESS4D’08) Karlstad University, Sweden 11-12 December 2008. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Melissa R. Ho School of Information
RJ Honicky EECS
University of California, BerkeleyWireless Broadband Access for Communities and Rural Developing Regions (WIRELESS4D’08) Karlstad University, Sweden11-12 December 2008
Reassessing Long Distance Wireless for West Africa
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Long Distance WiFi
+ =long 10-150km
cheap $1000 free
spectrum
fast up to 20Mbps
wireless links
slide from S. Nedevschi, TIER Workshop 2008
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Wi-Fi Long Distance (WiLD)
Com3Com3Com3
Village
City
Optical Fibre uplink
City
Village
slide from S. Nedevschi, TIER Workshop 2008
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El Alguila to Platillon – 382 km6 Mbps with WiLDNet
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+Aravind Theni Telemedicine Network
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RealImpact
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+ But what happens in other contexts?Two cases in West Africa: a community radio network in Guinea Bissau, and a inter-university library network and hospital telemedicine network in Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Ghana
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Guinea Bissau: Community Radio Syndication NetworkCollaboration with US-AID and Eguitel
Networking 15 community radio stations
DTN/TierStore overlay enabling content sharing of recorded broadcasts over intermittent network
Wireless network utilizes existing radio station infrastructure: power, mast, and technical expertise
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+ Guinea Bissau Software Architecture
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+ The Guinea Bissau Network
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+Ghana Wireless Inter-University NetworkDedicated wide area network (WAN)
Inter-library communication for card catalog sharing and electronic library resources
Use of local partner for installation an training
Network maintained by university students and network administration staff
Complementing existing GARNET project
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18.2 km
12.9 km
9.2 km
80m
20m
20m
Ghana Inter-University Wireless Deployment 12
70 km
60 km60 km
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+Low-cost equipment alone could not catalyze rural wireless broadband in these contextsHigh transportation costsIncreased labor costsIncreased infrastructure costsPoor power infrastructureLocal policies: spectrum,
customs/importHighly regulated/monopolized
telecommunications sectors
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In Africa Concentrated in urban
areas
Mostly Monopolies
SAT3/WASC/SAFE submarine fiber to Portugal Exclusive rights initially
granted to select investors
Access is generally overpriced
Largely served by VSAT
AfrISPA has established Internet Exchanges in 13 countries
Image taken from “Fiber-optic Cable Wires Africa.” Red Herring. Nov. 11, 2005Image taken from Network Startup Resource Center (http://nsrc.org/AFRICA/afr_ix.html) Feb 27, 2007
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Ghana Remote Relay Station Costs Towers are a bulk of the cost for
wireless deployments $200/m up to 30 meters $300/m over 30 meters 150m tower can cost over
$100,000 Annual Maintenance: $1000 In Ghana, material availability is a
problem, and towers degrade after a few years
Spectrum Licensing 2.4 Ghz registration $500/yr 5.x Ghz license
$5000/yr/channel/site
Field Engineering Hotel: $50/night/engineer Daily rate: $110/day/engineer Transportation:
Petrol: $.50/mile Vehicle: $.50/mile Total: $50-$500 per trip (aka roll)
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Technical ChallengesRoadblock #1:
Load shedding
Roadblock #2: Equipment-less
Roadblock #3: Tower-less Pricing Installation Commissioned vs.
Dedicated Staff
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+Administrative Challenges
Rational and affordable spectrum policy In Ghana 2.4 is
oversubscribed in urban areas
Eguitel has a completely open license – immediate short term gain, but possible long term implications
Maintenance of an inherently unstable network
Compounded by collaboration between several different university units
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Addressing the Challenges
Often the best solution is to reduce the length of the links and the required height of the mast by introducing intermediate relay points
In these cases intermediate relay points were not available
kapok trees as pre-existing mast structures electrically steerable antennas lightweight, passively cooled equipment low power solar/wind powered equipment prioritize reliability and robustness to failure rather than “low cost” remote monitoring of power systems (e.g. battery health) for preventative maintenance design for asynchrony to reduce the cost of the system enable trained engineers to work more efficiently or deploy equipment that can be maintained by less-trained staff
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Technology and Infrastructure for
Emerging Regions (TIER)http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu
Melissa R. [email protected]://www.melissaho.com