31/01: Technology in Wunlang News
Ron writes:
"In a place where people are still struggling everyday to get clean water, it is difficult to turn my attention to computers and the Internet. Nevertheless, I see many opportunities ahead, and I hope we can develop a sustainable, appropriate technology solution for remote villages.
"On this trip, I trained our field staff to set up a satellite modem, connect it to a laptop, and send e-mail. This will improve communications between the field and our management team in the U.S. Soon even this will become easier and less expensive for locations within reach of the growing cellular network: mobile USB Internet access devices are to be on the market within the next few weeks, I am told."
We use solar power to charge our modem and laptop; as long as everything is charged up and the modem is oriented to the satellite, we can e-mail at night from Wunlang, as this blogger did in 2008.
We're looking forward to improving our Internet connections so that someday the teachers and students, as well as our field staff, can e-mail us about life in Wunlang.
"In a place where people are still struggling everyday to get clean water, it is difficult to turn my attention to computers and the Internet. Nevertheless, I see many opportunities ahead, and I hope we can develop a sustainable, appropriate technology solution for remote villages.
"On this trip, I trained our field staff to set up a satellite modem, connect it to a laptop, and send e-mail. This will improve communications between the field and our management team in the U.S. Soon even this will become easier and less expensive for locations within reach of the growing cellular network: mobile USB Internet access devices are to be on the market within the next few weeks, I am told."
We use solar power to charge our modem and laptop; as long as everything is charged up and the modem is oriented to the satellite, we can e-mail at night from Wunlang, as this blogger did in 2008.
We're looking forward to improving our Internet connections so that someday the teachers and students, as well as our field staff, can e-mail us about life in Wunlang.
