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Africa

Africa. Warren Matthews (Georgia Tech) warren.matthews@oit.gatech.edu. Why?. Need for better connectivity Like many leading-edge Universities, Georgia Tech has significant international collaborations, including Africa. Quickly found many others interested in better connectivity with Africa.

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Africa

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  1. Africa Warren Matthews (Georgia Tech) warren.matthews@oit.gatech.edu

  2. Why? • Need for better connectivity • Like many leading-edge Universities, Georgia Tech has significant international collaborations, including Africa. • Quickly found many others interested in better connectivity with Africa. • Not just academic research, other International organizations (CDC, NLM) have significant missions in Africa. Nectar Net

  3. Existing Intercontinental Connectivity • Widespread satellite connectivity • Many universities paying large sums for low-bandwidth, unreliable satellite connections. • SAT-3 (WASC) • Operated by Telkom SA. • Rumored competition has already lead to 25% cut. • Also SAFE, SeaMeWe3. Nectar Net

  4. Proposed Intercontinental Connectivity • East African Submarine System (EASSy) • South African Second Network Operator (SNO) • Unclear about SAT3 license • Liberalization of other African Telecommunications markets. Nectar Net

  5. Proposed International Connections • IBAUD • IDRC, PfHE • PARENA • NSF • Focus Africa/NEPAD (Indo-PAN) • effort to fight poverty and disease, the “common enemies” stalking Africa and India. Nectar Net

  6. Existing Intercontinental Connections • TENET • South African Tertiary Education Network. • 80Mbps connection with commercial networks. • Attempting to peer directly in Europe and US. • EU MED NET • Numerous 2-3Mbps links in North Africa. Nectar Net

  7. Organizations on the Ground • USAID – Leland Project • Network Startup Resource Center • Wider Net • Digital Freedom Initiative (Senegal) • eJDS Nectar Net

  8. Nectar Net • Current and planned activity sounds promising. • Work together to connect projects. • Connection-by-connection basis if necessary. Nectar Net

  9. Senegal • No known research network or organization • DFI are active • AMMA sounding station • University Cheikh Anta Diop • Sonatel • France Telecom University NectarNet/Dakar AMMA Nectar Net

  10. Ghana • Ghana Telecom • No response from other providers MIMCOM Noguchi Volta Dam Legon Accra Nectar Net

  11. Nigeria • NITEL have a national infrastructure • Connects most of the cities • 10Mbps • NUNET Obafemi Awolowa University Abuja Mimcom Ile-Ife University of Ibadan Ibadan Jon Postel Technology Center University of Lagos Lagos Nectar Net

  12. Cameroon • eJDS are active • Cameroon telecommunications provided by CAMnet University of Douala Douala Nectar Net

  13. South Africa • National Research Network • Tertiary Education Network (TENet) • Proposed South African Research and Education Network (SANREN) • Department of Science and Technology SANREN MRC Cape Town TENET University of Pretoria Nectar Net

  14. Other Locations • Angola, Mozambique. • Namibia, Botswana, Zambia. • Mali, Burkina Faso. • Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda. Nectar Net

  15. Next Steps • Move forward with partners. • Find Funding, donations and money. • Foster usage and work to build user groups, research organizations and networks. Nectar Net

  16. Thanks • Hilda Ceidera, David Indome, Steve Huter, Don Riley, Steve Song, Heather Boyles, Roy Steiner, Mary Kratz. Nectar Net

  17. www.nectarnet.org Nectar Net

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