Wireless Network implemented in
Tsilitwa and Sulenkama,
Eastern Cape Province
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| The aim of this project was to implement
an alternative communications infrastructure in a deep rural environment,
in support of local economic development.
The belief was rural communities that had never benefited from
such infrastructure could take the first step
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Wireless Data Network |
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| Mast on Tsilitws/Sulenkama
Koppie |
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Power provided by solar |
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toward narrowing the "digital divide" and in doing so
improve their quality of life.
The innovative communications infrastructure was based on the use
of wireless technology developed by the CSIR and was seen as an
effective solution for rural connectivity in establishing a rural
intranet.
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Solar Panels |
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| Tsilitwa computer room |
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| Tele-consultation in progress - Link between
Tsilitwa Clinic and Sulenkama hospital |
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| Sulenkama Police Station |
| The wireless technology provided point-to-multi-point
connectivity within the village linking a school, clinic, hospital,
police station and a community telecentre all within a 15 km diameter
cell. The wireless technology provided voice communication via Voice
over IP throughout the cell. Each site was assigned it's own number
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| station routed calls using a software |
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Tsilitwa MPCC |
| PABX. It is important to note here that
the sites can talk only to each other within the intranet, ie. there
is no link outside the cell. |
