+ Melissa R. Ho School of Information RJ Honicky EECS University of California, Berkeley Wireless Broadband Access for Communities and Rural Developing.

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+ Melissa R. Ho School of Information RJ Honicky EECS University of California, Berkeley Wireless Broadband Access for Communities and Rural Developing Regions (WIRELESS4D’08) Karlstad University, Sweden December 2008 Reassessing Long Distance Wireless for West Africa

+ 2 Long Distance WiFi += long km cheap $1000 free spectrum fast up to 20Mbps wireless links slide from S. Nedevschi, TIER Workshop 2008

+ 3 Wi-Fi Long Distance (WiLD) slide from S. Nedevschi, TIER Workshop 2008

+ 4 El Alguila to Platillon – 382 km 6 Mbps with WiLDNet

+ Aravind Theni Telemedicine Network 5

Real Impact 6

+ But what happens in other contexts? Two cases in West Africa: a community radio network in Guinea Bissau, and a inter-university library network and hospital telemedicine network in Ghana Guinea-Bissau Ghana

+ Guinea Bissau: Community Radio Syndication Network Collaboration with US-AID and Eguitel Networking 15 community radio stations DTN/TierStore overlay enabling content sharing of recorded broadcasts over intermittent network Wireless network utilizes existing radio station infrastructure: power, mast, and technical expertise

+ Guinea Bissau Software Architecture

+ The Guinea Bissau Network

+ Ghana Wireless Inter-University Network Dedicated wide area network (WAN) Inter-library communication for card catalog sharing and electronic library resources Use of local partner for installation an training Network maintained by university students and network administration staff Complementing existing GARNET project

km 12.9 km 9.2 km 80m 20m Ghana Inter-University Wireless Deployment km 60 km

+ Low-cost equipment alone could not catalyze rural wireless broadband in these contexts High transportation costs Increased labor costs Increased infrastructure costs Poor power infrastructure Local policies: spectrum, customs/import Highly regulated/monopolized telecommunications sectors

In Africa Concentrated in urban areas Mostly Monopolies SAT3/WASC/SAFE submarine fiber to Portugal Exclusive rights initially granted to select investors Access is generally overpriced Largely served by VSAT AfrISPA has established Internet Exchanges in 13 countries Image taken from “Fiber-optic Cable Wires Africa.” Red Herring. Nov. 11, 2005 Image taken from Network Startup Resource Center ( Feb 27, 2007

Ghana Remote Relay Station Costs Towers are a bulk of the cost for wireless deployments $200/m up to 30 meters $300/m over 30 meters 150m tower can cost over $100,000 Annual Maintenance: $1000 In Ghana, material availability is a problem, and towers degrade after a few years Spectrum Licensing 2.4 Ghz registration $500/yr 5.x Ghz license $5000/yr/channel/site Field Engineering Hotel: $50/night/engineer Daily rate: $110/day/engineer Transportation: Petrol: $.50/mile Vehicle: $.50/mile Total: $50-$500 per trip (aka roll)

Technical Challenges Roadblock #1: Load shedding Roadblock #2: Equipment-less Roadblock #3: Tower-less Pricing Installation Commissioned vs. Dedicated Staff

+ Administrative Challenges Rational and affordable spectrum policy In Ghana 2.4 is oversubscribed in urban areas Eguitel has a completely open license – immediate short term gain, but possible long term implications Maintenance of an inherently unstable network Compounded by collaboration between several different university units

+ Addressing the Challenges Often the best solution is to reduce the length of the links and the required height of the mast by introducing intermediate relay points In these cases intermediate relay points were not available  kapok trees as pre-existing mast structures  electrically steerable antennas  lightweight, passively cooled equipment  low power solar/wind powered equipment  prioritize reliability and robustness to failure rather than “low cost”  remote monitoring of power systems (e.g. battery health) for preventative maintenance  design for asynchrony to reduce the cost of the system  enable trained engineers to work more efficiently or deploy equipment that can be maintained by less-trained staff

19 Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER) Melissa R. Ho u