FabFi

நாடுகளால் நிறுத்தப்படும் மின்வலை, கைத்தொலைபேசி போன்றனவற்றை எதிர்த்து செயல்பட இந்த தொழில்நுட்பம் ஒபாமா அவர்களின் ஆட்சியால் ஏற்படுத்தப்படுள்ளது.

- http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/06/12/world/20110612-INTERNET-ss.html

- http://fabfi.fablab.af/

What's a FabFi?

FabFi is an open-source, FabLab-grown system using common building materials and off-the-shelf electronics to transmit wireless ethernet signals across distances of up to several miles. With Fabfi, communities can build their own wireless networks to gain high-speed internet connectivity---thus enabling them to access online educational, medical, and other resources.

Project Summary (as of March 5, 2011)

Production Networks actively deployed in four locations across two countries

Afghanistan

Kenya

Overview

In the summer of 2010, the Fab team set out to show that Fabfi could be both reliable and sustainable. Choosing Kenya as a pilot site Fabfolk seeded three Fablab students with the hardware to begin deploying a network as a community-operated business. Over the course of the next six months, the team updated the fabfi software and stood up three pilot sites, with the goal of covering their expenses and labor within one year. First expeiences on the ground in Kenya suggest that community networks like this one fill a service and support niche that large providers ignore. Our Kenyan operators are building strong personal relationships with the people they serve, often performing other technical services beyond simple networking support. Feedback from users is overwhelmingly positive. For the most current info on Fabfi Kenya, check out the JoinAfrica web site.