by:

Mr. Tin Maung ThannPresident

Myanmar Egresstilapiaone@gmail.com

2 May 2008 – Nargis cyclone hit Myanmar.

– Devastated Five Divisions and States including Yangon.

– Delta areas, the worst-hit, with the heaviest casualties and infrastructural damages.

– Communication infrastructure was down in cyclone hit areas.

– Electricity Black-out.

– Very limited transportation.

• Myanmar Egress– A local Not-for-Profit Org. dedicated toward capacity

development in Myanmar.

• Nargis Action Group– Sister organization of Myanmar Egress– Collaborated activities of local donors incl. leading Biz

community.

• DUMBO-Myanmar – Useful in handling of relief, recovery and

resettlement activities aftermath of Nargis Cyclone.

• Coordination Program

– Phase I: Introductory Phase of DUMBO • Part I: Training for Myanmar Engineers at

AIT • Part II: DUMBO Deployment

– Phase II: Utilization of DUMBO systems by government agencies and iNGOs

Trainings for Myanmar Engineers at intERLab/AIT21 – 25 May 2008

Introducing DUMBO in Myanmar

26 May 2008: Myanmar Egress HQ, Yangon

• Presentation/report to Myanmar Egress/NAG

partners, Myanmar Computer Professional

Association (MCPA)

– Technical overview

– Network requirements

– Benefit/features of system

– Project plan (DRAFT)

27 May- 2 June 2008: Myanmar Engineer’s

site visits to Pyapon and Bogale

Townships

intERLab/AIT coordination team’s

visit to Yangon and Pyapon area

(accompanied by one of ME Directors)

30 May – 3 June 2008

• A series of meetings with senior officials of

Myanmar Egress and MCPA

• Site visit to Pyapon Township

• Meeting with technical team for

implementation plan

Utilization of iPstar Satellite

connection

• Plan to use among Yangon, Pyapon, Ngaputaw

(potential sites are Bogale, Mawlamyinekyun

etc.)

• Due to several factors, iPstar satellite

connection is only available at Yangon and

Pyapon

• Financial constraint and domestic

rules/regulations, (the latter is more important)

Yangon - Pyapon: 75 Km (Point-to-Point)

Online among ME HQ, field offices in Yangon &

Pyapon

• 20 June 2008: Video conferencing, data sharing among

Yangon HQ, 2 field offices in Pyapon is successfully

tested.

• Ready to soft-launch on 21 June 2008. But postponed

due to unforeseen situation in BKK.

• Although there were complicated situations to

satellite/wireless communication domestically, ME

continued testing DUMBO.

• Some technical errors are reported to intERLab and

sorted them out.

Online among ME HQ, field offices in Yangon &

Pyapon

• ME used DUMBO network for data sharing and day-to-

day communications between HQ and fields office

• even during ME’s logistic arrangement for TCG-PONJA,

data collection for UNICEF and Myanmar Fisheries

Federation (MFF)

• ME is trying to test ‘HQ’- ‘field office’ – ‘field site’

• HQ-field office via iPstar

• Field office-field site (village) via long range wireless

antenna (need special permission, waiting for that !!!)

Comprehensive DUMBO training for field

operators

• Date: 24-25 June 2008

• Venue:

• Theatre 3, MCF e-Learning Centre, Myanmar

Info-Tech, Yangon

• Trainers: 5 Myanmar engineers trained at

intERLab

• Trainees: 24 participants from

• ME, MCPA, Yangon Uni. (Computer Science Dept.)

• Govt. sector: Myanmar Post and Telecom, General

Administration Department

• IT companies: GMI, KMD, MCC, Credent, Cytron,

Global Net

Presentation to iNGOs

• ME/NAG officials presented DUMBO to several iNGOs

including UN agencies in Yangon

ME/NAG’s current manpower for DUMBO

• 5 dedicated young professionals have been employed

under ME’s payroll and assigned to test, run, and

trouble shoot DUMBO deployment

Latest DUMBO Deployment report

• Site: Myingagone village Pyapon Township

• 12 EeePCs w/ DUMBO OLSR, 50 metre between each

node.

• Utilized DUMBO network during live data collection

• Very useful as Team leader can command and control his

volunteer team and get instant data at mobile office.

• Restrictions: EeePC’s low battery life especially in Mesh

wireless network.

Pyapon - Myinkagone Village: ~ 7 Km

Constraints in DUMBO-MM Phase I

• Domestic regulations

• Bad weather (during heavy monsoon, most of common

use ICT equipments can not be deployed outdoor)

• Difficult transportation in low-line delta area

• Short of regular power supply

• Difficult to maintain regular ICT equipments in the harsh

field operation

• Financial needs, especially for iPstar stations (approx.

US$ 5,000/station)

ME’s dedication toward successful DUMBO-MM

Phase I

• According to test results of ME DUMBO Team, HQ-

Field Office – Field site (mobile or stationed at

village) is applicable.

• Waiting for authorities’ permission to install long

range wireless antennas officially.

• Request for further technical/equipment

assistances

DUMBO-MM, Phase II (?)

ME is ready to coordinate for the broader usage of DUMBO-

MM in Nargis Affected Areas for recovery and resettlement

activities.

Special thanks to …

• APIA • APNIC • APNG • APRICOT • Cisco Systems • DotAsia • NetworkTheWorld • NSRC • SOI-Asia • THNIC • WIDE-Project

ISIF Funded Project

• Emergency Networks Training–Mobile Ad Hoc Network–Wireless Mesh Network– Community Radio

• Tools– EasyDC (PhD @ AIT)– Emergecny Social Network (under development)

Wireless Internet Workshop

• October 12-16, 2009– at intERLab/AIT

• RISTEK/Indonesia (WiMax)• intERLab/AIT (MANET)• Gram Vaani/IIT (Delhi) (Community Radio)• Nepal (Wireless Mesh)• Hands-On for community workers• Welcome SPONSOR for participants!!