Changes between Version 53 and Version 54 of RELIEF12-2

Timestamp:

04/05/2012 08:18:48 PM (14 months ago)

Author:

dburgess

Comment:

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RELIEF12-2

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 = Actual Event =
-"The best-laid plans of mice and men..."
+"The best-laid plans of mice and men..."  Actually, things went pretty well over all.
+
+OpenBTS operators:
+ * [http://www.rangenetworks.com Range Networks] supplied the OpenBTS-based GSM basestation equipment.
+ * [http://tethr.org Tethr] brought their integrated Ushahidi-WiFi node and a BGAN terminal.
+ * [http://www.medweb.com/ MedWeb] brought an integrated system with embedded GSM basestation functionality, implemented with a Range OpenBTS "OEM kit". They also brought a VSAT van and more BGAN terminals.
+
+With technical assistance from:
+ * [http://www.tropo.com Tropo], who provided routing services for speech calls and text messages to and from the outside world.
 
 The weather reports are important because we spent the entire time outside.
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-Our main area of activity was at !McMillan airfield: McMillanBTS, Medweb's satellite truck, and the !Range/Tethr solar-powered "operations center", which is a couple of tables a pair of tents.
+Our main area of activity was at !McMillan airfield: the McMillanBTS installation (on the mast), Medweb's satellite truck, and the !Range/Tethr solar-powered "operations center", which is a couple of tables a pair of tents.
 
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