<<June 23, 2006>>
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Stan Loh <sloh@advancedinteractive.com>
simone sala
<ousmanneh@yahoo.it>
Dr. Edward A. Friedman <FRIEDMAN@STEVENS-TECH.EDU>
Dear Stan:
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) in response to our following list
distribution;
(06/01/06)
Inexpensive laptop and possible creation of GUS/Turkey
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2E32153D
(2) My wholehearted congratulations to your achievements and progresses with
INK inexpensive laptop and forthcoming desktop PC, etc.
I am taking the liberty of uploading your following PowerPoint slides in web
page format;
Ink
PresentationMay22 copy.ppt
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S3F12135D
(3) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT II).
Thank you also for the following very valuable paper;
Karim
Lakhani
Providing e-Service Solutions to Rural Asia
[using an
installation in India as an example]
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M4224235D
This is very good example for deploying broadband wireless
Internet in remote/rural areas.
Dear Simone:
(4) Many thanks again for your msgs (ATTACHMENT III and V).
I am taking the liberty of distributing the following materials you recently
sent to me, for our list members;
(a)
R. J. Honicky
Long Distance Data Backhaul in Ghana
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W1AB3225D
(b)
Surana, Sonesh, ÒLong Distance WiFi for Telemedicine at Aravind Hospital,
Tamil Nadu, India.Ó
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q2422335D
Dear Ed Friedman:
The above may be of some interest to you referring to your recent inquiry.
Dear E-Colleagues:
(5) Pls enjoy those info mentioned above.
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
I
> From: Stan <sloh@advancedinteractive.com>
> Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:26:29 -0700
> To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>, 'gu-new'
<gu-new@friends-partners.org>
> Cc: 'William Plant' <wplant@ink-media.com>, Gerry Morgan
> <gmorgan@ink-media.com>, Jonathan Renaudon-Smith
> <jrenaudon-smith@ink-media.com>
> Subject: RE: [gu-new] (06/01/06) Inexpensive laptop and possible creation
> ofGUS/Turkey
>
> Dear Takeshi-san,
>
> I should update you (and your team) on the progress of this ambitious
> project.
>
> We are making remarkable progress.
>
> First of all we restructured the company. The company that now owns the
> intellectual property, and also looks after the manufacturing and
marketing
> is Ink Media Inc.(please see address, etc below)
>
> The software is now almost completed. Soon production will begin.
Production
> will be in Beijing, China. An agreement with the manufacturer is almost
> complete. I am attaching the latest Powerpoint so that you can have a view
> of what it may look like. Also in it are some valuable information for
your
> team and implementers.
>
> I should clarify that there will initially be only one model - Ink mPC.
This
> one is indeed a laptop. But due to the cost of the panel (screen) we will
> not be able to sell it for the price indicated here (certainly not
US$180).
> The screen itself costs nearly US$100. We may still be able to stick to
our
> original pricing of US$250...we don't know as we have yet to determine the
> final factory price because the procurement process could give us some
> pricing surprises.
>
> A second model - the Ink-PC, a desktop - that comes with out the screen
and
> keyboard (so that existing cathode ray monitors and keyboards can be used)
> will follow. The production of this model has not yet been determined.
Again
> the price of the Ink-PC is not yet determined, but it may be below US$200.
>
> A third model would be a 15" laptop model which will have more bells
and
> whistles. No forecast on when this will go into production yet.
>
> All models will have 5 USB 2.0 Ports which will be useful for lots of
> external devices. The mode of saving students' work will be USB Dongles.
We
> are now able to source 1G and 2G Dongles at affordable prices. I already
> have a 4G Dongle that I am testing. These will be very popular, especially
> if they are integrated with MP3 Players (again these would be affordably
> priced, we hope). We foresee a large number of students using them for
their
> entertainment and schoolwork.
>
> I will keep you updated as we make further progress. Thank you for your
> interest.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stan Loh
> Managing Director, Asia
> Ink Media Inc.
> 3770 Rocky Mountain Road,
> Malahat, British Columbia,
> Canada V0R 2L0
> Tel: 1-604-721-7100 Cell
ATTACHMENT
II
From:
Stan
<sloh@advancedinteractive.com>
Date: Fri, 2
Jun 2006 12:47:31 -0700
To: Takeshi
Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: RuralAsiaPaperMar15
2006.pdf
Dear Takeshi-san,
I was going through old
emails and found that I indeed owe you this paper that I had promised. I think
it may be useful for many of your team.
Cheers,
Stan
ATTACHMENT
III
From:
simone sala
<ousmanneh@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: simone
sala <ousmanneh@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 9
Jun 2006 00:21:29 +0200
To: "Takeshi
Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Wireless
network linking universities in Ghana
Dear
Professor Utsumi,
I found an interesting project in Ghana, realized by Berkeley students.
The project consists in a long distance wireless backhaul network linking
Kumasi National University of Science and Technology to the University of Ghana
in Legon and the University of Cape Coast.
You can find the webpage here <http://www.melissaho.com/research/ghana-dec2005/wireless.php>
, and I attached you a paper: I think it could be interesting for your project
of Glosas in Ghana.
Kind Regards,
Simone
ATTACHMENT
IV
From: Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D.
<mailto:utsumi@columbia.edu>
To: Simone Sala
<mailto:ousmanneh@yahoo.it>
Cc: Tak Utsumi
<mailto:utsumi@columbia.edu>
Sent: Saturday,
June 10, 2006 3:03 AM
Subject: Re:
Wireless network linking universities in Ghana
Dear Simone:
(1) Many thanks for valuable info.
I forward this to our colleagues in Africa.
(2) This is an incredibly outstanding technology.
However, it provide only 4.5 Mbps.
(3) The future of broadband Internet is via optical fiber for trunk line
— like the Multimedia Broadband Internet in Ethiopia which was
funded with USD 40 million from the World Bank, and which provides 3
Gbps.
Many of south African countries are now aiming to deploy it — even
in such a vast continent.
The submarine cable east coast of Africa, the EASSY, will be 20 Gbps and
will be launched in 2008, to which those south African countries will be
connected.
(4) Broadband wireless approach will still be necessary to close the
last-mile in inexpensively.
Cheers!!
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
V
From:
simone sala
<ousmanneh@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: simone
sala <ousmanneh@yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 11
Jun 2006 12:16:38 +0200
To: "Takeshi
Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re:
Wireless network linking universities in Ghana
Dear
Professor Utsumi,
it was a pleasure
forward those informations to you.
I think that considering
the African context you're perfectly right: if you have access to the submarine
cable and you have appropriate fundings the best solution for building a
network infrastructure is undoubtedly optical fiber.
I think that WiMax-like
technologies can be a good solution to cover medium areas, like metropolitan
areas and regions. WiFi, as you told, is really good for the last mile and
important to stimulate autonomous local (cheap) activities.
Thanks again for your
considerations!
Keep in touch,
List
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Stan Loh
Managing Director, Asia
Ink Media Inc.
3770 Rocky Mountain Road,
Malahat, British Columbia,
Canada V0R 2L0
Tel: 1-604-721-7100 Cell
sloh@advancedinteractive.com
http://www.advancedinteractive.com
simone sala
student of Digital Communication
Computer Science and Communication Departments
University of Milan
333-237-2196
ousmanneh@yahoo.it
Dr. Edward A. Friedman
Director
Center for Technology Management in Global Development
Professor of Technology Management
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-216-5188
Cel: 917-476-1977
Fax: 201-216-5385
EIES No. 1871
FRIEDMAN@STEVENS-TECH.EDU
friedman@stevens.edu
http://howe.stevens.edu/global
http://www.k12science.org
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