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ITU SYMPOSIUM , Arusha 1-3 April 2003 TELECENTERS TO CONNECT AFRICA WORLDSPACE EXPERIENCE Roxana Dunnette dipl.eng.MS

ITU SYMPOSIUM , Arusha 1-3 April 2003 TELECENTERS TO CONNECT AFRICA 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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ITU SYMPOSIUM , Arusha 1-3 April 2003 TELECENTERS TO CONNECT AFRICA WORLDSPACE EXPERIENCE Roxana Dunnette dipl.eng.MS

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  1. ITU SYMPOSIUM , Arusha 1-3 April 2003TELECENTERS TO CONNECT AFRICAWORLDSPACE EXPERIENCERoxana Dunnette dipl.eng.MS

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. MOBILE TELEKIOSK

  8. TELEKIOSK - MULTIMEDIA AREA

  9. 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)

  10. FIXED TELEKIOSK TYPE 1, SEVARE IN MALI

  11. TELEPHONE AND FAX, SEVARE IN MALI

  12. INTERNET AND WORLDSPACE MULTIMEDIA

  13. 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: Poste, Teleconference,Banking, Telemedicine, DVD Cinema,Live Coverage of Cultural Events • Sites for 100 Multimedia Telekiosks identified

  14. THE CARAVAN IN THE VILLAGE OF MBORO

  15. ANOTHER STOP OF THE CARAVAN

  16. 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

  17. APPLICATIONS for bridging the digital divide • KENYA Education in 11’000 schools • INDIA Education, Telemedicine, Disaster awareness • MALI Community telecenters ( 4 ) • MALI ,SENEGAL ,MAURITANIA ,GHANA Mobile Telekiosk • SOUTH AFRICA Edukiosks • AFGANISTAN Education • GHANA Good governance , Rural development

  18. ON THE ROAD AGAIN….

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