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    Hi Francois<br>
    <br>
    Also check out <a href="http://villagetelco.org/">http://villagetelco.org/</a>
    -- their hardware has been tested and implemented in Cape Town
    before (see 'Deployments' on the site), so there may be people with
    experience with it in town.<br>
    <br>
    The founder/CEO Steve Song (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephen.song@gmail.com">stephen.song@gmail.com</a>) is living in
    Canada at the moment, but is super responsive and helpful even from
    there. Let me know if you need an intro.<br>
    <br>
    Arthur<br>
    --<br>
    Arthur Attwell: <a href="http://arthurattwell.com">arthurattwell.com</a><br>
    CEO, Paperight: <a href="http://paperight.com">paperight.com</a><br>
    Director, Electric Book Works: <a
      href="http://electricbookworks.com">electricbookworks.com</a><br>
    Founder: <a href="http://bettercare.co.za">bettercare.co.za</a><br>
    <a
      href="http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/fellows/arthur-attwell/">Shuttleworth
      Foundation Fellow</a><br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013/07/05 09:06 AM, Kevin Govender
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hi there
        <div style="">I suggest exploring the CSIR's wireless mesh in
          your suite of options available: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.techtransfer.csir.co.za/2013/01/an-innovative-way-of-delivering-broadband-to-rural-south-africa/">http://www.techtransfer.csir.co.za/2013/01/an-innovative-way-of-delivering-broadband-to-rural-south-africa/</a></div>
        <div style="">Regards</div>
        <div style="">Kevin</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:05 AM,
          Francois Coetzee <span dir="ltr"><<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:Francois.Coetzee@capetown.gov.za"
              target="_blank">Francois.Coetzee@capetown.gov.za</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Good Day,</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">We are researching introducing a
                  community based WiFi Solution for the
                  Khayalitsha/Mitchells Plain Area in Cape Town, South
                  Africa.
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">I would like to propose the Laptop
                  per child Mesh Networking technology as part of the
                  solution.</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">Can you please put me in contact
                  with somebody that can assist me in this regard?
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New
                      Roman"">      
                    </span></span>I am looking for technical detail
                  pertaining to the Mesh Network penetration in metal
                  shacks.</p>
                <p><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New
                      Roman"">      
                    </span></span>I am also looking at the logistical
                  issues. Availability and cost also.</p>
                <p><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New
                      Roman"">      
                    </span></span>How would I calculate effective
                  penetration in a area? Meaning, how many devices would
                  be needed to blanket effectively an area.</p>
                <p><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New
                      Roman"">      
                    </span></span>How many laptops to cover a square
                  kilometre in a typical urban environment, where most
                  dwellings are of metal sheeting/brick/wood
                  construction.</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">The area we are looking at is at <a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://goo.gl/HVTRe"
                    target="_blank">
                    <span style="color:blue">http://goo.gl/HVTRe</span></a>.</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Regards/Groete,</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Francois
                      Coetzee</span></b></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span
                      style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">Telecoms – Data
                      Planning</span></b></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Cell: <b>079-340
                      8501</b>      </span>
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Tel:  <b>021-444-7038     
                    </b></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"
                      lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
                    style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Blackadder
                    ITC";color:#1f497d"><img
                      src="cid:part10.07020809.07090306@electricbookworks.com"
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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
                    style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Brush
                    Script MT";color:red">City</span><span
                    style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1f497d">
                    of
                    <b>Cape Town</b>!</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span
                      style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1f497d">Municipal
                      Building –
                    </span></b><span
                    style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1f497d"> </span><i><span
                      style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Brush
                      Script MT";color:red"><a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103867122384915613351.000453ae02aa43a1c143b&ll=-33.838911,18.590755&spn=0.088259,0.180931&t=h&z=13"
                        target="_blank"><span
                          style="font-family:"Bernard MT
Condensed","serif";color:red;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none">MAP</span></a></span></i><span
                    style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Brush
                    Script MT";color:red"></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
                    style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1f497d">Corner
                    of Oxford & Queen Street</span><span
                    style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Brush
                    Script MT";color:red">
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