Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools

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Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High
Schools

• BHN Association

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The introduction of BHN

• Established BHN association in 1992
• Humanitarian Aid utilizing Telecommunication
• Refugees and disaster rescue utilizing
  Telecommunication
• Educating Telecommunication Staff in developing
  countries

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Organizations outline.
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Supporting Developing Countries

• Improving Telecommunication Infrastructure
• Improving In-Hospital Telephone System
• Constructing Telecommunication Network between
  Hospitals
• Installing Telemedicine System

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Project history

• Improving Telecommunication Infrastructure
  Microwave Link between Moscow and Obninsk to
  support Chernobyl Accident (1996)
• Improving In-Hospital Telephone SystemUkrainian
  National Emergency and Trauma Center (1997)
• Improving In-Hospital Telephone SystemYangon
  General Hospital, Myanmar (1998)
• Installing Telemedicine SystemSatellite
  Telemedicine Systembetween Gomel, Belarus and
  Shinshu Univ.Japan (1999)
• Installing Telemedicine SystemTelemedicine
  between remote hospitals inSarawak, Malaysia
  (2000)

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Project history

• Telecommunication materials for Hurricane Mitch
  Disaster(1998)
• Big Earthquake in Turkey(1999)
• Big Earthquake in Taiwan(2000)
• Refugees in East Timor(2000)
• Snow Damage in Mongolia(2001)
• Big Earthquake in India(2001)

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BHN ICT PROJCT in Afghan

• NGO Wireless Network(Local NGO)
• FM Radio station for rural communities
• Tracking Administration System
• Public telephone service for Refugees
• School Net(High School IT Support)

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A Status of Education in Afghan

• No Education investment past 23 years,
• Lack of teachers,
• Educational capacity,
• Few school facilities, and
• Shortage of text books and materials.

Internet Education will cover those problems.
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What is the ICT Education

• A personal computer

• Key type training
• Mouse control
• Word processing software
• Table calculations software

• Computer Networking

• E-mail Communication
• w.w.w. information retrieval

• Science and mathematics educations

• Education material (virtual science laboratory)

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Communication System Plan
Jcsat-3
C Band
Max 3km
A school
512kbps Leas line
B school
IEEE-802.11b
Internet Backbone HAWAI TIMEBRS
PROVIDER SYSTEM
C school
Prodelin 3.8m Les
D school
3600
Mail Proxy www proxy
radius
HUB
PSKDigitalSatellite Modem
SW-HUB
ACCESS SYSTEM
C school
SATLLITE SYSTEM
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About the System

• A Satellite system and server system will be
  installed in Kabul University,
• Satellite circuit cost 80,000usd/year,
• All schools of Kabul city can be connected.

• Afghanistan Government (ACAA) recommend High
  school to our project
• Low cost?

BHN examined the more efficient system
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High School Network in Afghanistan
High school ICT room
64kbps share link
Educational contents sever
Max 20 Pc
router
Local internet
Web-sat
Electric Power Supply System
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The Characteristics of the System.

• High schools in city and rural area are covered,
• The area where power supply is unstable is also
  covered,
• Web-sat is diversion to another school when the
  local Internet is connected, and
• Use of the Internet is limited only to e-mail.
• (due to narrow band)

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Implementation Cost of Each High School System
Teacher's and technician's training cost is not
include.
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To Ensure the System,

• The training of young technicians

Construction of Web-sat and Network
Test operating at Kabul
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The Expansion of the Project

• ICT Education is helpful for the war widow as
  well
• Support women for economic independence
• The equipment at the high school is shared with
  widows holiday school

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The end

• BHN hopes that Afghan peace goes on by the
  diffusion of ICT.

AACA BHN UNDP