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Working in Latin America Tales from on the Road

Working in Latin America Tales from on the Road. Walt Magnussen Associate Director for Telecommunictions Texas A&M University 8 May 2002. Major Activities in Mexico. TAMU opens center in Mexico – facilitates collaborative projects.

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Working in Latin America Tales from on the Road

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  1. Working in Latin America Tales from on the Road Walt Magnussen Associate Director for Telecommunictions Texas A&M University 8 May 2002

  2. Major Activities in Mexico • TAMU opens center in Mexico – facilitates collaborative projects. • . Relationship with CONACYT (National Council on Science and Technology) Texas A&M Center in Mexico is legally registered with CONACYT as a Mexican institution in Mexico. • Cooperation in Mexico’s Internet 2 network (CUDI) including attempt to establish second border crossing in Texas. • Researchers at TAMU currently working with all CUDI institutions in varying capacities. • Architecture and Veterinary – UNAM • Wildlife and Fisheries ITESM • Education – Polytech

  3. Latin America – relationship with IICA • Organized under United Nations to provide Agricultural Research and Education in all 32 Western Hemispheric nations. • Headquarter in San Jose, Costa Rica • 5 Regional offices • Office in each member nation

  4. Initiative began with an MOU between TAMU and IICA to provide technical and academic support. Projects include: • Development of Distance Education Center modeled after Center for Distance Learning Research (CDLR) at TAMU. • Site studies and installations in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Columbia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Barbados, Costa Rica, Mexico.

  5. Site Surveys • Involved communications with local Telcos, competative companies where available and large private networks as partners.

  6. Technical Lessons learned • Fiber is often more readily available than it is in the US. Copper plant usually in bad shape. • Digital services such as ISDN often available and cheap. • Telcos more willing to partner – i.e. MCU in Columbia. Not as bound by regulation as in the US. Forces you to think out of the box. • Business cases of most projects more detailed.

  7. Managerial Lessons Learned • Negotiate rates in currency most favorable. • Be aware of Homologation Issues • Never underestimate the time that it takes to deal with customs – Costa Rica • Language was much less of an issue than I anticipated.

  8. CUDI Border Crossing

  9. Other Lessons • NOC Interaction – Meeting held at Joint Techs in Tempe between CUDI NOC, CALRen NOC and Abilene NOC. • Need for network monitoring tools. • Border crossing is the most difficult issue. • Interaction with Telco at NOC level is often issue.

  10. The world is a shrinking place due partly to communications efforts led by the international Internet2 Community • Walt Magnussen • Telecom@Tamu.edu • 979-845-5588

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