Now a day it is very easy to establish communication
from one part of the world to other. Despite this even nowin
remote areas villagers travel to talk to family membersor to get
forms which citizens in-developed countries ancall up on a computer
in a matter of seconds. Thegovernment tries to give telephone
connection in veryvillage in the mistaken belief that ordinary
telephone isthe cheapest way to provide connectivity. But the
recentadvancements in wireless technology make running a
copper wire to an analog telephone much more expensivethan the
broadband wireless nternet connectivity.Daknet! an ad hoc network
uses wireless technology toprovide digital connectivity. Daknet
takes advantages ofthe existing transportation and
communicationinfrastructure to provide digital connectivity.
Daknetwhose name derives from the "indi word #Dak# for
postalcombines a physical means of transportation with
wireless data transfer to extend the internet connectivitythat a
uplink! a cyber cafe or post o$ce provides.
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Mobile Access Point
Daknet o%ers data to be transmitted over shortpoint-to-point
links. t combines physical and wirelessdata transport to enable
high-bandwidth intranet andinternet connectivity among kiosks
&public computers'and between kiosks and hubs &places with
reliablenternet connection'. Data is transported by means of
amobile access point! which automatically and wirelessly
collects and delivers data from(to each kiosk on thenetwork. )ow
cost *+ radio transceivers automaticallytransfer the data stored in
the , at high bandwidth foreach point- to- point connection.
Features Of Daknet
/ince it avoids using phone lines or expensivee0uipment! Daknet
provides one of the lowest-costaccessibility solutions in the
world.
n addition to low cost the other feature of Daknet is itsability
for upgrading the always-on broadbandconnectivity. s the village
increases its economic means
the villagers can use the same hardware! software anduser
interface to en1oy real-time information access. Theonly change is
the addition of 2xed location wirelessantennas and towers! a change
that is entirelytransparent to end users! because they need not
learnnew skills or buy new hardware and software.
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Daknet In Action
3illagers in ndia and 4ambodia are using Daknetwith good
results. )ocal entrepreneurs currently are usingDakNet connections
to make e-services like e-mail andvoice mail available to residents
in rural villages. 5ne ofthe Daknet6s early deployments was as an
a%ordablerural connectivity solution for the Bhoomi
e-governancepro1ect. DakNet is also implemented in a remote
province
of 4ambodia for 78 solar-powered village schools!telemedicine
clinics! and a governor6s o$ce. Daknet iscurrently in action in
many places. They are!
7. Bhoomi initiative in 9arnataka
:. /; &/ustainable ccess for ;ural ndia' pro1ect
ofTamilnadu
