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Pilot Project for Deployment of Wireless IP Based System for Rural Communication

Project No 7UGA03004
Title Pilot Project for Deployment of Wireless IP Based System for Rural Communication
Description Three Wireless IP projects (Bulgaria, Uganda, Yemen) have been selected by the TSSC to pilot the use of Wireless IP technology for facilitating access in remote and rural areas to basic communications, Internet and to support a variety of specific applications (telemedicine, teleeducation, etc).A Multipurpose Community Telecenter already exists in Nakaseke (Uganda) and the project extends the benefits of IP access to 9 new sites of this rural town (1 hospital, 1 local governement office, 1 tribunal, 1 farmers association, 2 schools, 3 vocational training centers . The new network will support specific applications developped by the concerned institutions.
Status
Time Frame From 23/4/2003
Achievements Being updated

This Project is Archived