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Motoman<ref name="motoman">[http://www.cambodia.net/kiri/projects/motoman.html Motoman project page]</ref> is a [[Sneakernet]] deployment in Cambodia, operated by First Mile Solutions<ref name="fms">[http://www.firstmilesolutions.com/ First Mile Solutions]</ref>. |
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This is an email mesh network with motorcycle mounted computers that collect and transport the messages from village to town and back again. |
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Once a day a motorcycle with a WiFi access point visits each of the 15 villages, exchanging email messages and web pages with solar powered village computers. The internet uplink is a 256kbps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSAT VSAT]. <ref name="motoman" /> |
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There are already people using motorcycle delivery services to carry email from village to village in Cambodia's [[Motoman]] project. This type of networking is likely to grow once there are large numbers of wireless capable laptops in place. They either exchange info wirelessly with the motorcycle, or, more likely, a teacher runs a village base station that can collect messages all week, then do a quick upload and download while the motorcycle driver is dealing with the paper mail. Bulk data transfers would be on CD or DVD since USB drives are readily available. The villagers will quickly learn how a single USB-CD drive can multiply the usefulness of those laptops 100-fold. |
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*http://www.cambodia.net/kiri/projects/motoman.html |
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*http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/sci/tech/newsid_3504000/3504516.stm |
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/sci/tech/newsid_3504000/3504516.stm BBC News report (russian)] |
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If you can't read the last one (in Russian) you can still look at the several photos. |
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It basically works like the bus in this picture. |
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[[Image:Databus.gif]] |
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This is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_world_network small world network]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 13 June 2009
Motoman<ref name="motoman">Motoman project page</ref> is a Sneakernet deployment in Cambodia, operated by First Mile Solutions<ref name="fms">First Mile Solutions</ref>.
Once a day a motorcycle with a WiFi access point visits each of the 15 villages, exchanging email messages and web pages with solar powered village computers. The internet uplink is a 256kbps VSAT. <ref name="motoman" />
References
<references/>
- Parish without borders: "Rural Cambodia, Though Far Off the Grid, Is Finding Its Way Online"
- Islam online: E-mails on Wheels at Info Society Summit
- BBC News report (russian)