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USAID SYMPOSIUM , Jakarta 26 August 2003 TELECENTERS TO CONNECT RURAL AREAS WORLDSPACE EXPERIENCE Roxana Dunnette dipl.eng.MS. Planned. In Service. In Service. Awaiting Launch. WorldSpace Coverage – Current & Planned. 25 MHz Digital Broadcasting System with Multi-Continent Coverage.
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USAID SYMPOSIUM , Jakarta 26 August 2003TELECENTERS TO CONNECT RURAL AREASWORLDSPACE EXPERIENCERoxana Dunnette dipl.eng.MS
Planned In Service In Service Awaiting Launch WorldSpace Coverage – Current & Planned 25 MHz Digital Broadcasting System with Multi-Continent Coverage 5.8 Billion People, 155 Countries, 95% of the World’s Population • Digital CD quality broadcast of music, news, and multimedia to underserved countries • Broadband broadcast of multimedia/internet content around the world • Mobile Digital Audio Broadcasting to at least 250 million automobiles • Electronic distribution of music & books to global markets • New market opportunity to deliver content to PDAs and mobile phonesaround the world
Premium Digital Audio Receivers Compact, high quality portable, addressable satellite receivers Premium at $150 - $200 $55 - $125 JOYEAR (Korea) BPL (India) Polytron (Indonesia) WorldSpace - WSSR
User Terminal Options • WorldSpace radio receiver to listen to audio • WorldSpace PC Card in User’s PC to listen to the audio & view visuals • Telephone/Internet (Chat, VOIP)-based interaction • LAN-based distribution • TV & Cable-based distribution
WORLDSPACE experience with Telecenters / Telekiosksin Mali , Senegal , Mauritania , Ghana Initiative started at Telecom ’99 in Geneva with ITU-BDT. What we need : • Country government support • Local partner • Community leadership • Run on a commercial base • Women as managers • Transfer of knowledge from one country to another
WORLDSPACE MOBILE TELEKIOSK FOR REMOTE AND RURAL AREAS 4x4 van with: • Multimedia Area (4 WorldSpace receivers, 4 PCs) offers radio and multimedia content • Radio Studio for local radio shows and recordings • Outside area for social and community activities • Public telephones (3), fax and Internet • Power generator, air conditioning, various antennas
FIXED TELEKIOSK.-Is an under 10’000$ unit with WorldSpace, Telecom and Audiovisual equipment offering: • Support for education and distance learning (via WorldSpace system) • Public health prevention • Disaster and agricultural warnings • Communication tool for the local business community (telephone, fax, e-mail) • Entertainment (radio and TV)
WORLDSPACE IN SENEGAL • Partnership with OSIRIS (Observatoire sur lesSystèmes d’Information, les Réseaux et lesInforoutes au Sénégal) • “Caravan Radio - Multimedia”, travels to20 regions of Senegal • New services added: Post, Teleconference,Banking, Telemedicine, DVD Cinema,Live Coverage of Cultural Events • Sites for 100 Multimedia Telekiosks identified
WorldSpace Uplink Station What is ….??? Interactivity channels Teacher/Speaker Live Audio Slide Show Control (notes+ chat) Phone conversation with students Village Class Room with WS Radio Rec. Local Q&A transmitted live Campus/School LAN Individual User with WS PC Card CLASS WorldSpace Satellite Internet
APPLICATIONS for bridging the digital divide • KENYA Education , 11’000 schools • BHUTAN E-post telekiosks • INDIA Education, Telemedicine, Disaster awareness • MALI WS Community telekiosks ( 3 ), USAID 720 community learning centers • MALI ,SENEGAL ,MAURITANIA ,GHANA Mobile Telekiosk • TANZANIA Refugee camps telekiosks • AFGANISTAN Education • GHANA Education , Rural development telekiosks
POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN INDONESIA • KECAMATAN Sub-regency Governance Reform Initiative, World Bank • “SUMEDANG” West Java pilot, USAID • OPEN UNIVERSITY VOA • REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES Bali (Hindu Univ.), West Java (Islam 45), Sulawesi (Hasanuddin) • JARINGAN INTERNET SEKOLAH School based network • OTHERS
WS–HP SOLUTIONS for education, health, e-government • EDUKIOSK • CLASS • SCHOOL IN A BOX • HP VIRTUAL CLASS-ROOM • SCHOOL / COMMUNITY TELECENTER • MOBILE SCHOOL
Satellite Satellite Receiver U.P.S. Card Modem connects to ISP Hub Satellite dish Satellite Station School Ethernet LAN High Speed Connection Network inside the School Low Speed or No Connection Internet ISP provider SCHOOL IN A BOX HP Computers Printers WS PC card or Receivers and DDA LAN wireless network HP Scanner & projector HP Digital photography HP server TC2120 Schoolweb software with a “Knowledge delivery Engine “