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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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My name is Joshua Wynn a thesis student at NYU that is in the process of doing
research that involves OLPC effort to provide efficient network connectivity. I
became fascinated with this non profit Organization back in 2005 after reading
a series of news articles on this great initiative. I now have the
opportunity to conduct a thesis level study on OLPC. My focus has been
narrowed to the network connectivity within classrooms. I would like to
focus how children will receive a stable connection with the laptops in the
classrooms. I was looking into two countries both <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Peru</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Uruguay</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I am looking to
measure the duration of connectivity, how long it takes for a laptop to stay
connected, and how many laptops can simultaneously connect at a time within a
classroom. <br>
<br>
I having been searching for information on deployments in the various
developing nations that OLPC has worked with. I would like to ask you if is
possible that I can pointed in the right direction of data and contacts
pertaining to the network and server connectivity deployment aspect. I am
trying to collect as much data as I can on success and failure rates, the
causes and effects, and what other variables there may be within the process.<br>
<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I look forward to adding to the body of knowledge with data I hope to
analyze and being able to contribute (via wiki) where possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Any help you can provide would be most appreciative.<br>
<br>
Thank you very much,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Joshua Wynn</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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