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Academic Networking in Sri Lanka
Gihan V. Dias Ajantha S. Atukorale Lanka Education and Research Network
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Internet in Sri Lanka
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Current Status of Internet
Approx. 20 ISPs 2 Major (SL Telecom and LankaCom) Approx. 120 Mb/s aggregate bandwidth to Japan, U.S., Singapore, etc.
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Current status cont. Wide Internet awareness
Wide use in commercial establishments Wide use of Internet access shops in cities Restrictions on VoIP Local language content still low
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Corporate Internet Use
Most large and medium companies use Internet Still mostly approx. 64kb/s connections Wide use of Wide use of web sites Very limited e-commerce
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Personal Internet use Fairly wide use of e-mail At work and at home
Limited use of web High cost of dial-up access (phone charges)
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Academic Networking
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LEARN Lanka Academic and Research Network Established in 1990
Approx 20 member institutions universities some research institutes Approx. 10 sites connected at 2Mb Others at low speed
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Internet Connection Via ISPs Approx 3Mb/s bandwidth
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Network usage in univ. Some universities fully networked
usage heavier in science, eng. faculties Govt. developing IT in univ programme to provide computers and networks to universities and institutes Many undergrads have access to Internet Wide use by staff and grad students
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Progress in 2002 Increase in international bandwidth
5 smaller sites connected Reserved bandwidth for research and e-learning Pilot e-learning projects
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International Bandwidth
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Plans for 2003 Connect University of Jaffna
Connect 5 smaller universities Increase international bandwidth Routine e-learning
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Plans for 2004 High-speed connections (~100Mb/s) between 4 universities High-speed Internatinal connection (45Mb/s?) High-speed research connection
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