SAT-ED

Sat-Ed

“Access to Education,

anyone, anywhere”

•Digital Libraries for Schools

What we DoWhat we Do Bring access to digital content for education Bring access to digital content for education

in rural and remote areas in rural and remote areas Sat-Ed Digital Library for SchoolsSat-Ed Digital Library for Schools

• Launched Friday 2Launched Friday 2ndnd November 2007 November 2007– 10 schools, 10 schools, – 9 in “Red Zones” Southern Thailand9 in “Red Zones” Southern Thailand

Sat-Ed Learning Cafe'sSat-Ed Learning Cafe's

• Launched Songkran April 2007 Launched Songkran April 2007 - 2 Sites – 500 planned - 2 Sites – 500 planned

First IPTV Video on Demand in rural and First IPTV Video on Demand in rural and regional schools regional schools

Ghana, South Africa, Vietnam and CambodiaGhana, South Africa, Vietnam and Cambodia

E-Learning fails - whyE-Learning fails - why Access to Broadband InfrastructureAccess to Broadband Infrastructure

– Costly and prone to failure in remote areas – Costly and prone to failure in remote areas – we love iPSTARwe love iPSTAR

$80 a site – sustainable$80 a site – sustainable $800 a site - unsustainable$800 a site - unsustainable

The nature of the Internet - Never enough!The nature of the Internet - Never enough!– Bottlenecks every where – Bottlenecks every where –

Leaving the schoolLeaving the school Across the network – schools run 8 – 4 HOTAcross the network – schools run 8 – 4 HOT At the servers of education web sitesAt the servers of education web sites

– you wouldn't hire a teacher who stopped . . . start . . you wouldn't hire a teacher who stopped . . . start . . stop . . . stop . . .

– but we accept that from e-learningbut we accept that from e-learning

Sat-Ed has developed a technical Sat-Ed has developed a technical solution that allows Universal solution that allows Universal Access to Digital Content by PC's Access to Digital Content by PC's and TV's, called the and TV's, called the

Sat-Ed Digital LibrarySat-Ed Digital Library

The Digital LibraryThe Digital Library• Content repository ON SITE Content repository ON SITE • A site exactly like a normal library, except A site exactly like a normal library, except

all content is digital - AVAILABLEall content is digital - AVAILABLE• Like a normal library, INSTANT access to Like a normal library, INSTANT access to

content regardless of Internet connectioncontent regardless of Internet connection• A school with minimal Internet access can A school with minimal Internet access can

have ultra high speed access to contenthave ultra high speed access to content Digital Library Management Control Digital Library Management Control

SystemSystem• Pushing, pulling, and security of contentPushing, pulling, and security of content• The Librarian, removes old content, The Librarian, removes old content, • Sends new content to all sitesSends new content to all sites

Sat-Ed Digital Library ConceptSat-Ed Digital Library Concept

Sat-Ed – Not just technologySat-Ed – Not just technology Content is King

– Over 2000 hours of VoD content for Thai schools

– Thai content in Thai– VoD in Classrooms is radically

changing how lessons are conducted– Caching important web sites locally

There is no ONE solution, TV's and PC's both will play important rolls in the future to access digital content, as will other devices

Teachers are scared Teachers are scared technology will replace technology will replace them. The Sat-Ed Digital them. The Sat-Ed Digital Library makes them Library makes them BETTER teachersBETTER teachers

The graph shows how VOD The graph shows how VOD – 4 x 1 minute sessions in a – 4 x 1 minute sessions in a class, greatly improved the class, greatly improved the students ability to students ability to understand and use mathsunderstand and use maths

Video used as a Teachers Video used as a Teachers tool in the USA, showed tool in the USA, showed remarkable improvement in remarkable improvement in students ability and DESIRE students ability and DESIRE to learn.to learn.

DOES IT WORK?DOES IT WORK?

The power of Video on Demand

Introducing a new dynamic in Introducing a new dynamic in teaching – students and teachers teaching – students and teachers

working together rather than 1 way working together rather than 1 way communication communication

Sat-Ed Learning CafeSat-Ed Learning CafeIncome generation from:Income generation from:

Internet AccessInternet Access PC Sales, PC Sales, PC Training and SupportPC Training and Support TV Based TrainingTV Based Training VOIP (Local calls to Bangkok – 40 Baht!)VOIP (Local calls to Bangkok – 40 Baht!) E-CinemaE-Cinema Local Pay TVLocal Pay TV Legal and Health servicesLegal and Health services Provides e-governmentProvides e-government

– A luxury in the City, A luxury in the City, – A necessity in the rural arA necessity in the rural ar

Sat-Ed Learning Cafes - serving Farmers, Children, young adults, everyone in the community with ICT services

How we do it!How we do it!

TThe Digital Librarianhe Digital Librarian

Sat-Ed's Central Library Sat-Ed's Central Library

The Central Digital Library containsThe Central Digital Library contains• Over 2000 of hours of video materialOver 2000 of hours of video material• Ever changing web sites to upload to all Ever changing web sites to upload to all

sitessites• managed by the “librarian” at the managed by the “librarian” at the

central library (Head End)central library (Head End)

Content Distribution from Content Distribution from International DatacastingInternational Datacasting

Many Other Many Other Applications and Applications and

ModelsModels

Uplink

Control System

Stream Recording Receive Site

ENCO/BEAudio

Workstation

Relays Meta Data

2-Audio CH

ContentDepot DVB Transport Stream

Streaming AudioRelays

Meta DataAudio

Audio Encoder

Audio Encoder EventManager

File Transfer

XD Host

XD Backlink

MX2001(IPE)

DVBModulator

ASSETManagement

EventManager

NetManager(s)

StreamRecorder

Confirm Delivery via Internet

SR2000pro

SFX2100R

example application: NPR’s ContentDepotexample application: NPR’s ContentDepot

NPR affiliates request file based audio content over the Internet and Datacast XD delivers to stations over satellite via XD File Server Client on SFX2100 appliances

example application: Vyvx video distributionexample application: Vyvx video distribution

• Datacast XD is used for distribution of broadcast quality video files (25 Mb/s MPEG-2 TV ads)

• XD Client integrated on Vyvx Catch Server• Large files (100 MB to 6 GB) transferred to Catch

Server, for remote distribution and playback

• ADS service delivers 3 million ads per year

example application: Hearst Argyle/Tribuneexample application: Hearst Argyle/Tribune

Distribution of syndicated Distribution of syndicated TV programming & TV programming & advertisingadvertising

Typical 4 Gbyte files per half Typical 4 Gbyte files per half hour digital TV programhour digital TV program• 1000’s distributed per week1000’s distributed per week

Fully automated from ingest Fully automated from ingest to deliveryto delivery

XD File Server Client uses XD File Server Client uses FTP push to deliver files to FTP push to deliver files to station automation and station automation and storage systemsstorage systems

TribuneBroadcasting

SFX2100MR

example application: Best Buyexample application: Best Buy

• large High Definition file and PC software upgrade distribution to 1400+ stores across North America

• integration with existing authoring/playback systems

• satellite overlay to existing network for content distribution and congestion offloading – curse of the internet again

• integrated web reporting & administration using Datacast XD .Net/XML interface

The Pendulum The Pendulum Swings to WarningSwings to Warning

Two uplinks for redundancy and 1700 locations of warning towers