Laos PDR need of LaosIX Alberto Escudero-Pascual Royal Institute of Technology Sweden 1st International Workshop on Open Access 4-7 June 2003, Stockholm, Sweden

Goal March-April 2003: Identify some key actions that can improve the conditions of Internet access in LaoPDR

The connected Commercial Internet End 1999 September 2001: users 1.63 computers/1000 people

Welcome to.la

We, The Connected?

ISP in Laos LaoTel ~ 1.5 Mbps (via HongKong) ¾ market Sep 2001 (3000 users) LaoPDR ~ 1 Mbps (via Thailand -> Los Angeles) STEA ~768 Kbps (via HongKong)

LaoPDR to Laotel (max. 4 Kms) root]# /usr/sbin/traceroute traceroute to ( ), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms * ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms 10 Vlan111.msfc1.LosAngeles.Teleglobe.net ( ) ms ms ms 11 if-3-1.core2.LosAngeles.Teleglobe.net ( ) ms ms ms 12 if bb1.HongKong.Teleglobe.net ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms 15 * * * ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms

LaoPDR to STEA (max. 4 Kms) root]# /usr/sbin/traceroute traceroute to ( ), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms * ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms ( ) ms ms ms 10 Vlan111.msfc1.LosAngeles.Teleglobe.net ( ) ms ms ms 11 if-3-1.core2.LosAngeles.Teleglobe.net ( ) ms ms ms 12 if bb1.HongKong.Teleglobe.net ( ) ms ( ) ms ms * ( ) ms ms ms

VSAT, very small aperture terminal

LaoIX reachable via IEEE (Wi-Fi)