“Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools”
BHN Association
The introduction of BHN
• Established BHN association in 1992• Humanitarian Aid utilizing Telecommunication• Refugees and disaster rescue utilizing
Telecommunication• Educating Telecommunication Staff in
developing countries
Organizations outline .No. of Private Member 792
No. of Corporate Member 83
No. of Office Staff 5
No of Volunteer Staff over 53
Oversee branch 10
Annual Budget US$900,000
Supporting Developing Countries
• Improving Telecommunication Infrastructure
• Improving In-Hospital Telephone System
• Constructing Telecommunication Network between Hospitals
• Installing Telemedicine System
Project history• Improving Telecommunication Infrastructure
Microwave Link between Moscow and Obninsk to support Chernobyl Accident (1996)
• Improving In-Hospital Telephone SystemUkrainian National Emergency and Trauma Center (1997)
• Improving In-Hospital Telephone SystemYangon General Hospital, Myanmar (1998)
• Installing Telemedicine SystemSatellite Telemedicine Systembetween Gomel, Belarus and Shinshu Univ.Japan (1999)
• Installing Telemedicine SystemTelemedicine between remote hospitals inSarawak, Malaysia (2000)
Project history
• Telecommunication materials for Hurricane Mitch Disaster(1998)
• Big Earthquake in Turkey(1999)
• Big Earthquake in Taiwan(2000)
• Refugees in East Timor(2000)
• Snow Damage in Mongolia(2001)
• Big Earthquake in India(2001)
BHN ICT PROJCT in Afghan
• NGO Wireless Network(Local NGO)
• FM Radio station for rural communities
• Tracking Administration System
• Public telephone service for Refugees
• School Net(High School IT Support)
A Status of Education in Afghan
1. No Education investment past 23 years,
2. Lack of teachers,
3. Educational capacity,
4. Few school facilities, and
5. Shortage of text books and materials.
Internet Education will cover those problems.
What is the ICT Education• A personal computer
Key type training
Mouse control
Word processing software
Table calculations software• Computer Networking
E-mail Communication
w.w.w. information retrieval
Science and mathematics educationsEducation material (virtual science laboratory)
Prodelin 3.8m Les
Jcsat-3
PSKDigitalSatellite Modem
HUB
3600
Mail Proxy www proxy SW-HUB
radius
Max 3km
Internet BackboneHAWAI TIMEBRS
C Band
SATLLITE SYSTEM
PROVIDER SYSTEM
ACCESS SYSTEM
IEEE-802.11b
A school
B school
C school
D school
C school
Communication System Plan
512kbps Leas line
About the System
• A Satellite system and server system will be installed in Kabul University,
• Satellite circuit cost –$80,000usd/year,
• All schools of Kabul city can be connected.
Afghanistan Government (ACAA) recommend High school to our project
Low cost?
BHN examined the more efficient system
High School Network in Afghanistan
router Max 20 Pc
Web-sat
64kbps share link Educational contents sever
Electric Power Supply System
High school ICT room
Local internet
Local internet
The Characteristics of the System.
• High schools in city and rural area are covered,
• The area where power supply is unstable is also covered,
• Web-sat is diversion to another school when the local Internet is connected, and
• Use of the Internet is limited only to e-mail.
(due to narrow band)
Implementation Cost of Each High School System
US$
Hard wearer 21PC 21,000
Web-sat 4,300
Network equipment
2,000
Power equipment 10,000
Inst cost 5,000
Soft wearer license 10,000
total 52,300
Running cost US$
$6,000/year
Teacher's and technician's training cost is not include.
To Ensure the System,
• The training of young technicians
Construction of Web-sat and NetworkTest operating at Kabul
The Expansion of the Project
• ICT Education is helpful for the war widow as well
• Support women for economic independence
• The equipment at the high school is shared with widow’s holiday school
The end• BHN hopes that Afghan peace goes on by
the diffusion of ICT.
AACA BHN UNDP