ITU SYMPOSIUM , Arusha 1-3 April 2003
TELECENTERS TO CONNECT AFRICA
WORLDSPACE EXPERIENCE
Roxana Dunnette dipl.eng.MS
Proprietary & Confidential
2
WorldSpace Coverage – Current & Planned25 25 MHzMHz Digital Broadcasting System with Multi-Continent Coverage Digital Broadcasting System with Multi-Continent Coverage25 25 MHzMHz Digital Broadcasting System with Multi-Continent Coverage Digital Broadcasting System with Multi-Continent Coverage
Digital CD quality broadcast of music, news, and multimedia to underserved countries Broadband broadcast of multimedia/internet content around the world Mobile Digital Audio Broadcasting to at least 250 million automobiles Electronic distribution of music & books to global markets New market opportunity to deliver content to PDAs and mobile phones
around the world
In Service
AwaitingLaunch
Planned
In Service
5.8 Billion People, 155 Countries, 95% of the World’s Population5.8 Billion People, 155 Countries, 95% of the World’s Population
Proprietary & Confidential
3
Premium Digital Audio ReceiversCompact, high quality portable, addressable satellite receivers
Premium at $150 - $200Premium at $150 - $200Premium at $150 - $200Premium at $150 - $200
WorldSpace - WSSRWorldSpace - WSSR
JOYEAR (Korea)JOYEAR (Korea)
BPL (India)BPL (India)
$55 - $125$55 - $125$55 - $125$55 - $125
Polytron (Indonesia)
Polytron (Indonesia)
Proprietary & Confidential
4
User Terminal Options
WorldSpace radio receiver to listen to audio
WorldSpace PC Card in User’s PC to listen to the audio & view visuals
Telephone/Internet (Chat, VOIP)-based interaction
LAN-based distribution
TV & Cable-based distribution
Proprietary & Confidential
5
WORLDSPACE experience with Telecenters / Telekiosks
in Mali , Senegal , Mauritania , Ghana
Initiative started at Telecom ’99 in Geneva with ITU-BDT. What we need :
Country government support
Local partner
Community leadership
Run on a commercial base
Women as managers
Transfer of knowledge from one country to another
Proprietary & Confidential
6
WORLDSPACE MOBILE TELEKIOSK FOR REMOTE AND
RURAL AREAS4x4 van with:Multimedia Area (4 WorldSpace receivers, 4 PCs)
offers radio and multimedia contentRadio Studio for local radio shows and recordings Outside area for social and community activitiesPublic telephones (3), fax and InternetPower generator, air conditioning, various antennas
Proprietary & Confidential
7
MOBILE TELEKIOSK
Proprietary & Confidential
8
TELEKIOSK - MULTIMEDIA AREA
Proprietary & Confidential
FIXED TELEKIOSK.
-Is an under 10’000$ unit with WorldSpace, Telecom and Audiovisual equipment offering:
Support for education and distance learning (via WorldSpace system)
Public health preventionDisaster and agricultural warningsCommunication tool for the local business
community (telephone, fax, e-mail)Entertainment (radio and TV)
Proprietary & Confidential
10
FIXED TELEKIOSK TYPE 1, SEVARE IN MALI
Proprietary & Confidential
11
TELEPHONE AND FAX, SEVARE IN MALI
Proprietary & Confidential
12
INTERNET AND WORLDSPACE MULTIMEDIA
Proprietary & Confidential
13
WORLDSPACE IN SENEGAL
Partnership with OSIRIS (Observatoire sur lesSystèmes d’Information, les Réseaux et lesInforoutes au Sénégal)
“Caravan Radio - Multimedia”, travels to20 regions of Senegal
New services added: Poste, Teleconference,Banking, Telemedicine, DVD Cinema,Live Coverage of Cultural Events
Sites for 100 Multimedia Telekiosks identified
Proprietary & Confidential
14
THE CARAVAN IN THE VILLAGE OF MBORO
Proprietary & Confidential
15
ANOTHER STOP OF THE CARAVAN
Proprietary & Confidential
16
Proprietary & Confidential
17
WorldSpace Satellite
WorldSpace Uplink Station
What is ….???
Teacher/SpeakerLive AudioSlide Show Control (notes+ chat)Phone conversation with students
Individual User with WS PC Card
Village Class Room with WS Radio Rec.
Campus/School LAN
CLASS
Local Q&A transmitted live
Interactivity channels
Internet
Proprietary & Confidential
18
APPLICATIONS for bridging the digital divide
KENYA Education in 11’000 schools
INDIA Education, Telemedicine, Disaster awareness
MALI Community telecenters ( 4 )
MALI ,SENEGAL ,MAURITANIA ,GHANA Mobile Telekiosk
SOUTH AFRICA Edukiosks
AFGANISTAN Education
GHANA Good governance , Rural development
Proprietary & Confidential
19
ON THE ROAD AGAIN….