Subject: Request for Information: Wireless connectivity in Haiti
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Greetings,
 
Iridium--Motorola's low-earth orbit satellite which is supposed to launch
in September--claims to cover Haiti from their 'Iridium SudAmerica
Northern' region http://www.iridium.com/gateways/sudamericanr/index.html
There's a form that you can fill in (click on 'become a customer') to get
more information on the service, this may include cost etc. if you specify
Haiti as the country the form asks for the province within Haiti etc. 

A project here uses packet radio technology. The wireless networks with
which it can work are provided by a company called RAM (www.ram.com) and a
separate network by Ardis (www.ardis.com). While I doubt very much if they
have coverage in Haiti, they might be able to direct you to someone else
that would know if any such option is available. 
 
Is there a telephone company in Haiti? If so, it would be worth asking the
question from them. 

Also if they have television access from this rural location, check out
http://www.webtv.net/ns/tune/index.htmlicanr/index.html
 
Hope this helps.
 
Regards,
 
Trisha.
 
Scott Gunn wrote: 
> We're looking to give a rural site in Haiti some Internet access. They are
> in the central plateau, midway between Gonaives and Cap Haitien.