Post on 30-Apr-2020
ICTP-UNECA Workshop on Wireless Connectivity for
African Islands
Marco Zennaro, PhD Telecommunication/ICT4D LabThe Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
What is the ICTP
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics was founded in 1964, by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam
ICTP is administered by UNESCO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The Centre is located in Trieste, Italy
What is the ICTP
ICTP is an institution that is run by scientists for scientists to support the best science possible, with special attention to the needs of scientists from Developing Countries
"Scientific thought is the common heritage of mankind"
Visiting scientists
More than 120'000 visits from 188 countries, 20% of visitors are women
Why ICT at ICTP
Scientific publications
Why ICT at ICTP
Internet connectivity
T/ICT4D model
Research
Training
Deployment
T/ICT4D model
Research
Spectrum allocation
TV White Spaces
In telecommunications, white spaces refer to frequencies allocated to a broadcasting service but not used locally.
In addition to white space assigned for technical reasons, there is also unused radio spectrum which has either never been used, or is becoming free as a result of technical changes.
Propagation advantage
South Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania
QuantifyingTVWS
• How many TVWS are there?
• In cities? In rural areas?• Do they change in time?
• ...in developing countries• ...with low cost tools• ...driven by academia
T/ICT4D model
Deployment
Deployments
Deployment
T/ICT4D model
Training
Last 20 years
1993 to 1996 - Activities cosponsored by ITU/BDT
1997 - ICTP-URSI-ITU/BDT Workshop on the use of Radio for digital communications in Developing Countries
1998 - 1st School on the use of Radio for digital communications in Developing Countries (its 16th yearly edition in 2013 with financial support of ITU/BDT)
More than 50 activities,
+2000 people!
1995 vs 2010
400$3 Mbps
77$150Mbps
Activities in Trieste
Activity in Senegal
Activity in Micronesia
WNDW.net
A free book on “Wireless Networking in the Developing World”
Written by wireless geeks in less than 3 months
More than 3M downloads!
Available also in Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Indonesian
http://www.wndw.net
UNECA-ICTP PROJECT
¨ Wireless workshop at ICTP¨ On-site training and Direct Engineering Assistance¨ Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe, Comoros,
Mauritius and Seychelles¨ Optimize connectivity for Meteorological Offices and
Research Centers¨ Research the best connectivity options
SCHEDULE
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
} Wireless technologiesAntennasLink Budget CalculationProject ManagementSoftware Defined RadiosTV White Spaces + Discussions about your projects
VENUE
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
} Galileo GuesthouseMarconi Laboratory
THANKS
¨ Financial support¨ UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa)
PHILOSOPHY
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
― Benjamin Franklin
RULES
1) Try to be on time
2) Attend at least 90% of the lectures + labs
3) Bring your laptop
LAB
¨ Wireless Network¨ SSID: MarconiLab¨ Password: marconi-lab
¨ Workshop’s Website¨ http://wireless.ictp.it/uneca-ictp/
WEBSITE
LECTURERS OF THE WEEK
Ryszard StruzakNITPoland
Mary EllenCarrollVUUMUSA
SandorMarkonKICJapan
ErmannoPietrosemoliICTPItaly
Thank you!