Rural Connectivity Solutions

Connecting people who live in rural environments is a major challenge. Most rural populations live out-of-reach of the existing communications infrastructure, the typical average revenue per user (ARPU) is low, and the rural environment poses numerous economical and operational difficulties such as rough terrain, limited power supply and dearth of skilled labor. UltiNetS in collaboration with its partners provide different custom rural connectivity solution.

Wireless Network Connectivity

A long distance WiFi access point is a low-power wireless device that allows one or more locations to connect to distant Internet services in order to reach and/or share access to the Internet.

Low Power Computing

The best way to save money operating computers in areas with no or unreliable grid power is to drastically reduce power consumption. UltiNetS low power computing solutions are designed to meet the variety of needs that customers face in rural and underserved areas. Without reliable grid power for more compute-intensive software, ultra low-power computing systems are fanless so they are optimized to run off 12-volt, deep-cycle batteries, making the most of solar or generator power - that is "systems that deliver better compute power while still minimizing power needs".

Sustainable Power

Meeting the ever-growing need for energy in a sustainable way is a huge challege that requires innovative thinking and contribution from many industries. Over time the cost of ICT equipment, e.g. computers, networking and storage, has fallen continuously at the same time as the cost of conventional electric power sources has stayed constant or risen. For rural deployments in particular, the cost of fuel needed to generate electricity with typical small generators has gone up considerably.

Numerous cost comparisons have clearly shown that it is virtually always a lot less expensive to purchase ICT equipment (especially low-power-consuming computers), than to accept "free" or donated PCs. Organizations considering rural deployments should therefore make efficiency and low power consumption top priorities when comparing available solutions.

UltiNetS aims to play a significant part in addressing that challenge through design and deployment of turnkey cost-effective solar solutions supporting ICT systems.

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