Africa.pptVIP

Africa Warren Matthews (Georgia Tech) warren.matthews@ Why? Need for better connectivity Like many leading-edge Universities, Georgia Tech has significant international collaborations, including Africa. Quickly found many others interested in better connectivity with Africa. Not just academic research, other International organizations (CDC, NLM) have significant missions in Africa. Existing Intercontinental Connectivity Widespread satellite connectivity Many universities paying large sums for low-bandwidth, unreliable satellite connections. SAT-3 (WASC) Operated by Telkom SA. Rumored competi