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The signal starts with U

The signal starts with U. WirelessU ICTP-ITU Awareness Workshop March 2011. Jane Butler, President, NetworktheWorld.org Jim Forster, Founder, NetworktheWorld.org. The signal starts with U. Wireless U : A Concept for Local Training. Training should be local and hands-on Lectures, Labs

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The signal starts with U

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  1. The signal starts with U WirelessU ICTP-ITU Awareness Workshop March 2011 • Jane Butler, President, NetworktheWorld.org • Jim Forster, Founder, NetworktheWorld.org

  2. The signal starts with U WirelessU: A Concept for Local Training • Training should be local and hands-on • Lectures, Labs • Local Projects • WiFi is well suited for lower-income areas • WirelessU is in place and ready to expand

  3. The signal starts with U WirelessU: Why? • Education is the key enabler: • Technology is not limiting deployment • Policy generally OK now also • Low cost operations (OPEX) requires mostly local Operations staff • Locally-based deployment improves the local economy and creates good jobs • Broadband in rural requires lower cost service • $4/month broadband? • Moore’s Law supports this • Operations does not require an Engineering Degree but can be learned with these classes and on-the-job training

  4. The signal starts with U WirelessU: What? • Outcome: Students will know how to deploy WiFi outdoors for Broadband Internet • Expert, experienced trainers • Lectures, Labs • Prerequisites: • TCP/IP, working knowledge of UNIX • Options: • Three Day “Boot Camp” • One Week Basics • Two Week Advanced, with Local Installation Project

  5. The signal starts with U WirelessU: How? • Project Template • Timeline • Project Partners and Contacts • Host Provides: • Internet Access, some PCs • WirelessU Provides • Two senior, one junior trainer • Logistics Coordinator • Equipment • Applicant Criteria • Prerequisites, Commitment! • Local Field Project suggestion • Funding Estimates

  6. The signal starts with U WirelessU: Who - Partners • ITU?? • ICTP • ISOC • NSRC • AfNOG, SANOG, PacNOG • EsLaRed • WILAC • NetworktheWorld.org • wire.less.dk

  7. The signal starts with U WirelessU: Summary • Network of Qualified Trainers • Common Syllabus and Curriculum Material • Training Project Plan Template • Partners - Host organizations and funders • Ready to Scale!

  8. The signal starts with U Spares

  9. The signal starts with U WirelessU Syllabus • Budgeting and planning • Spectrum management: regulation & interference • Outdoor Path simulation - RadioMobile • Procurement & Shopping • Security and network monitoring management • Encryption (WPA) • Captive portals • Survey tools • Mesh networking • Long Distance Links - 10+km • Power: Autonomous, Solar • WiMax Comparison • Wireless basics • Basic radio physics • Transmission lines • Modulation • Wireless standards • Spectrum issues • Basic wireless infrastructure and topologies • Access point / Router configuration • Radio link calculation - Link Budget • Antennas, cables and connectors • DIY Antennas + outdoor enclosures • Site Survey

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