Partnership for Higher Education in Africa Bandwidth consortium update
Rationale: Global Connectivity
Bandwidth Consortium Members • GHANA • - Association of African Universities - University of Education, Winneba - University of Ghana • • - Ahmadu Bello University - Bayero University - Obafemi Awolowo University - University of Ibadan - University of Jos - University Port Harcourt MOZAMBIQUE - Eduardo Mondlane University • UGANDA - Makerere University NIGERIA TANZANIA - University of Dar es Salaam • KENYA - KENET
Partnership Bandwidth Grants • African Virtual University ($5 million over three years) to buy bandwidth • Tertiary Education Network of South Africa ($640, 000 over three years) to improve bandwidth management
Consortium Operation 93, 000 kilobits per second of bandwidth . 6 m illi on $1. 3 million $1 Universities Partnership Foundations African Virtual University $2. 6 million Intelsat
st year bandwidth allocations 1 Institution Bandwidth Purchase (Kbps) AAU Bandwidth Subsidy from Partnership (Kbps) TOTAL Bandwidth for site (Kbps) 512 500 1012 KENET 5000 2000 7000 UEW (Winneba) 5888 2000 7888 Eduardo Mondlane 8500 4000 12500 Dar - es Salaam 5000 4000 9000 Ahmadu Bello 2560 4000 6560 Port Harcourt 2560 2500 5060 Ghana 5120 4000 9120 Bayero 2048 2500 4548 Obafemi Awolowo 2560 4000 6560 Jos 2560 4000 6560 Ibadan 3840 4000 7840 Makerere 5000 10000 TOTAL 51148 42500 93648
Improved Bandwidth Supply Before bandwidth consortium After bandwidth consortium Total bandwidth of 36, 000 kbps (today) 93, 000 kbps (only 12, 000 kbps as of Jan consortium 2004) universities Avg. cost per kbps $7. 3 of bandwidth $2. 33 Bandwidth demand met 86% 33%
Partnership for Higher Education
Скачать презентацию Partnership for Higher Education in Africa Bandwidth consortium
4b26913b8d41cefe8344397698bae6a6.ppt