Dear readers,
Bytes for All 'Rural Connectivity' issue is now online. Please read the
issue at: http://www.bytesforall.org
The issue has been up for a while now but am distributing the message
for those who haven't noticed it yet. This issue showcased a number of
interesting rural connectivity solutions along with infrastructure
situation, access level etc. in different countries of South Asia. Some of
the interesting topics that it tried to cover include:
MOBILIZING KNOWLEDGE WORKERS WITH WIRELESS SOLUTIONS: By Madanmohan Rao:
(Read More from Here)
WIRED PAKISTAN (Read more from here) (Info Courtesy Spider Internet
Magazine)
WHAT WORKS: n-LOGUES'S RURAL CONNECTIVITY MODEL (Read More from Here )
GRAMEEN PHONE: EMPOWERING THE POOR THROUGH CONNECTIVITY: By L. Jean Camp
and Brian L. Anderson (Info Courtesy: L. Jean Camp and Brian L. Anderson)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN ONE YEAR LATER: THE ROAD AHEAD: (Read
More from Here) By Alan Levy, Executive Vice President, Municipal Networks
MARRYING RADIO WITH INTERNET IN NEPAL By Gaurab Raj Upadhaya: (Read More
from Here)
SRI LANKA: KOTHMALE COMMUNITY RADIO/INTERNET PROJECT: EXPANDING
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE: (Read More from Here)
ARE YOU WI-FI? (Read More from Here)
MEDICAL INFORMATION VIA SATELLITE: A PRESCRIPTION FOR BETTER HEALTH IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: By S.Rangarajan, Senior Vice President, WorldSpace
(Read More from Here)
RURAL CONNECTIVITY: VARIOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES (Read More from Here...)
WIRELESS IN LOCAL LOOP: SOME FUNDAMENTALS (Read More from Here)
(Info Courtesy Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Telecommunications and
Networks (TeNeT) Group, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE RURAL APPLICATION (Read More from Here..)
CONNECTIVITY GUIDE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS: By Steve
Cisler: (Read More from Here)
BRINGING BACK 'BAATCHIT' INTO THE VILLAGES; GETTING THE INFO-FLOW GOING
AGAIN: By Frederick Noronha: (Read More from Here)
JHAI FOUNDATION IS MAKING THE WEB WORLD-WIDE FOR THE RURAL POOR (Contacts:
Jesse Thorn and Earl Mardle ) Read More from Here ....)
Hope the readers would find this online issue interesting and we hope
to hear from you. Please send us a mail at: editor@bytesforall.org for
your comments, suggestions etc. This issue has been an outcome of different
discussions that ran into this platform and was also be possible through
the volunteers network of Bytes for All. We thank you all for your
contribution. Happy reading!
Partha Pratim Sarker
Bytes for All
Dhaka, Bangladesh