3. Who are we
• empowerment company
• focus on empowerment of Veterans/women/youth through ICT
Staff
• Audrey de Jongh – Founder - Management
• Abigail Morulane – Financial Management,
• Vuyo Klaas – General Management
• Veronica Tsawe - Training (lecturer)
• Nicky Wilcock – Marketing and Brand building
• Riyadh Moos – Technician CCTV & Wireless
• Paul Edwards – Design, Engineering & Maintenance of Network
What we do
• WiFi Broadband Networks for CCTV, Voice and Data Services
• Townships, Rural areas - Services lacking
• Focus – Empowerment and job creation, job preparation
• Promote more startup businesses in townships
• Develop Socio Economic sectors
• Crime Prevention
4. Why we do it
• Because we Need to – bring change & upliftment
• Utilize multimillion Rand Telecoms Industry bring money spent back to townships
• Use it to bring social upliftment and empowerment in ICT
• When we educate a nation magnificent things can happen.
• A massive financial generator = ideal solution to generate money needed to
bring change
How we do it
• Broadband – lacking in townships - traditionally supplied through landline, Point
to Point, Cell Phones
• Provide Access- to everyone everywhere
• Provide Training- for those residents unfamiliar with computers
• Provide Low Cost Laptops – stimulate adoption and client generation
• It becomes a way of life
Which will
• Stimulate entrepreneurship- new IT Businesses start-up right there in townships
Result in
• More access to connectivity and lower prices for connectivity
5. Problem addressing
• Fulfill a need that exist and unfortunately persist – lack of access to
communications and broadband – stunts growth in townships
Opportunity
fast cost effective connectivity to the townships - enable to uplift and
reach a mass market
• Stimulate learning, and doing business through the Internet
• Education solutions to help learners learn faster, easier, revision (VIC – Virtual
interactive communications ~ E-Learning to schools, shared resources).
• Internships – learning while earning for previously unemployed
• Generating more entrepreneurs in the townships, new trend for businesses to
start-up in the townships.
• One network to deliver multiple services – CCTV Voice Data.
6. Product / Service
• Wi-Fi Mesh Network, Video, Voice and
Data
• IT Hub – admin services – photo copies,
fax, VoIP, laminating, binding,
workshops, training courses etc.
• CCTV network – remote monitoring,
create jobs as guards and monitors
What is a WiFi Mesh Network
• Radios (Nodes) placed in strategic
positions
• Nodes broadcast the WiFi Signal to the
nearest radio in a 360 degrees Cloud
• In this Cloud clients can connect any
WiFi enabled device to connect to the
WWW
• Clients can make lowest cost phone calls
over IP
• Cameras can be added for Wireless
8. Municipal Wi-Fi Mesh Networks
Radios
Access Points
Cameras
When moving through the Wi-Fi
Cloud, clients can roam seamlessly
9. Wireless MIMO Mesh
The Mesh is
formed when
radios link up
to each other
to form 360
WiFi Cloud –
connect any
WiFi enabled
device such
as laptops,
PDA, Cell
Phones
10. Services Enabled by Wi-Fi Networks
• Internet Access in the streets or at home, in the taxi,
• Voice (Skype) Yahoo messenger, Google
• Access to Voice over IP with Wi-Fi capable cell phones – @ low cost
IT Hub one to be launched in each township in SA – expand the Cloud
• Access to computers
• Access to computer training – free introductory training
• Access to computer accredited courses at a reasonable fee
• Access to internships learning the business
• Access to low cost VoIP calls
• Access to Low cost Laptops
Other Services
Printing, Photo Copies, Fax, Laminating, Binding, Photos, DVD Writing, Typing of CV’s,
VoIP, Courier, Training, Seminars
11. Overview:
• Multi Service Network capable of sustaining • Installation and setup fast and cost
simultaneously effective.
CCTV/VoIP/Data/Intranet/Internet/ IPTV/VOD • Can be powered by Solar Streetlight.
etc. • Management easily done through laptop,
• Spectrum – 900MHz/ 4.9/5.8 and other can be done remotely through WWW..
• Mobility and Roaming- a key point of the • Security – highest standard – Military
technology enabling CCTV streaming into Encryption Integrated.
moving vehicle, as well as Wi-Fi enabled • Multi layer Network to be used by many
devices- no handover issues applications / users making it extremely cost
• Integration and Interconnection of any form effective.
of telecommunication such as • Software/Firmware upgrades are FREE.
Fiber/GSM/ADSL/WiMax/ Satellite – plug and • Online Support 24/7
play solution. • 1000 ++ deployments worldwide.
• Guaranteed speeds to end user. • MIMO technology release achieved giant
• Speeds up to 400Mbps. leap and market advance .
• Any Wi-Fi device can connect to the network • Winner 2009 – Best New Product of the
Laptop, CPE, Smart Phone. year.
• 2009/2010 – Top sales worldwide in
technology products.
12. Totally autonomous Street Lights, with solar panels, Wi-Fi Radios, and 6-8 days
battery back-up, as well as a module for charging cell phone can be placed at the
base of the pole. The best solution for under developed and rural areas.
Another first for South Africa – Go Solar
