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Wireless Ghana - Broadband for the West African village.

Tomas

— 1 min read

Yet another of the many ruaral wireless projects that are springing up around the world.

Wireless Ghana - Broadband for the West African village.

Having been an active advocate and tech trainer on this type of project for about 3 years, it warms my heart whenever i see a project like this.

  • It proves we were right, and that low-cost, DIY wireless really is an adequate solution for rural connectivity issues.
  • It means there is one more community on-line, limiting the bias towards western culture opn the internet
  • It's an opportunity for me to try and reach out to some people through our projects. And perhaps a future opportunity for me to visit Ghana again, a country which i spent 3 months in, and which will forever be close to my heart.

I'll have to contact these people, and see what they are up to.

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