Internet to Schools and Communities

Internet is the gateway to the future of the children around the world and especially in remote areas. Governments and international organizations, such as One Laptop per Child (OLPC), are working to provide Internet access to schools and communities in these areas. In the absence of wire-line infrastructure, Wi-Fi networks have become a prevalent choice for these projects.

Wavion’s Internet to schools solution has been proven to be effective in terms of performance and cost. The solution is based on Wavion WBSb broadband wireless base stations, which utilize Wavion’s unique and powerful beamforming technology. A single WBS base station is able to provide access not only to the school itself but also to the pupils at their home and the entire surrounding community.

The WBS base station provides a self-backhaul functionality, which makes it extremely easy to install. Extended coverage to additional villages and communities can be achieved simply by installing an additional unit. The beamforming technology assure that no cumbersome alignments are required as part of the installation process.

The WBS base station requires very low power consumption, typically less than 35Watt. This allows the unit to be installed with a solar or a battery powering unit, thus making it a viable solution in remote locations with no direct power lines.

• Provides good indoor penetration, which ensures that residences throughout the community as well as the school can be effectively accessed
• Provides low cost of ownership for infrastructure deployment as well as maintenance
• Supports long-hauls multiple point to point links of up to 20 Km' per CPE with the same WBSbase station