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Technology Portfolio

It took several minutes to get connected to ISP. Even once you get connected the connection drops frequently. Our firm believe that internet and communications are most needed in rural area lead us to search for alternative solution to Dial up.

In Dec 2001, Vigyan ashram collaborated with M/S n-Logue communications Pvt. Ltd. (A company incubated by IIT Chennai Tenet group. (www.chiraag.com). N-logue has a ISP license and providing internet connectivity using Wireless in local loop (Cor-Dect) technology. We established two access centers one in Pabal(Shirur Taluka) and one in Rajgurunagar in Pune District. We have 45 mtr towers at both the places and 21mtrs tower at three places for five repeaters RBS where Line of Sight is not clear due to hills. 

In remote tribal villages of Rajgurunagar , In collaboration with n-logue and M/S Tata Teleservices , we started providing telephony.

Total 38 internet kiosks and 66 telephone booths are installed in 50kms radius around Pabal.

 

Following Services were tried and developed

1.                        Computer training through kiosks

2.                        Internet based agricultural question answer system.

3.                        A project of co-operative Data Entry work. Rural BPO service

4.                        A project of co-operative agricultural product marketing service. Directly selling agricultural produce from farmers to customers.

5.                        Instant Photo studio

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We established two access centers one in Pabal(Shirur Taluka) and one in Rajgurunagar in Pune District. We have 45 mtr tower at both the places and 21mtrs tower at three places for repeaters where Line of Sight is not clear due to hills. 

Village Kiosks

Total 23 internet kiosk were set up in villages around pabal (in 2001). Typically these kiosk were run by an entrepreneur, who provide various services to the villagers. Villager pays price for the services. Each kiosks was having a multimedia PC, Printer, web camera, wall set for internet connectivity.After 5 years of operation many of the Kiosks could not sustain their operation due to insufficient revenue. Some of them closed down. But use of the computer and internet became common in Pabal area.

Dissemination:

Vigyan Ashram trained and provided technical support to many NGOs in Maharashtra and outside for establishing a internet kiosks. Also provided training to NGOs in various kiosks services.

 

Present Status: The agreement of five year was over in Dec 2006. Thereafter Vigyan ashram has transferred the maintenance of day to day operations to n-logue communication.

 

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