[gu-new] (06/23/06) Inexpensive laptop and example of deployment of broadband wireless Internet in India and Ghana

Sat Jun 24 13:53:17 EDT 2006

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Stan Loh <sloh at advancedinteractive.com>

simone sala <ousmanneh at yahoo.it>

Dr. Edward A. Friedman <FRIEDMAN at 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, ³Long Distance WiFi for Telemedicine at Aravind Hospital,
> Tamil Nadu, India.²
> 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 at advancedinteractive.com>
> Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:26:29 -0700
> To: <utsumi at columbia.edu>, 'gu-new' <gu-new at friends-partners.org>
> Cc: 'William Plant' <wplant at ink-media.com>, Gerry Morgan
> <gmorgan at ink-media.com>, Jonathan Renaudon-Smith
> <jrenaudon-smith at 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 at advancedinteractive.com>
> Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:47:31 -0700
> To: Takeshi Utsumi <utsumi at 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 at yahoo.it>
> Reply-To: simone sala <ousmanneh at yahoo.it>
> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:21:29 +0200
> To: "Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi at 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 at columbia.edu>
> To: Simone Sala <mailto:ousmanneh at yahoo.it>
> Cc: Tak Utsumi <mailto:utsumi at 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 at yahoo.it>
> Reply-To: simone sala <ousmanneh at yahoo.it>
> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:16:38 +0200
> To: "Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi at 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 of Distribution

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 at advancedinteractive.com
http://www.advancedinteractive.com

simone sala
student of Digital Communication
Computer Science and Communication Departments
University of Milan
333-237-2196
ousmanneh at 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
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FRIEDMAN at STEVENS-TECH.EDU
friedman at stevens.edu
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