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Tel@bureau provides the solution to bringing remote areas of the world into the mainstream of global communications. Using state of the art components a Tel@bureau desktop contains everything needed to provide communication, education, training, and commercial resources to communities that lack access to traditional telecommunication infrastructures. Tel@bureaus are completely self-contained workstations, providing their own solar power source, satellite, cellular and/or wireless communications. A network of Tel@bureaus may be connected to a central hub to form a complete telecommunications infrastructure.

Communities that are widely dispersed will benefit from the complete telecenter, which provides a central hub serving as many as 60 Tel@bureaus deployed in a 30 km. radius (more with repeaters). A complete telecenter has 30-60 bureaus packed into a container, which when unpacked is a fully functional office. This becomes the hub of the installation.

Tel@Bureaus are installed in schools, health facilities, government offices, community centers, tourist facilities, and small shops or enterprises. A single community Tel@Bureau serves as a school room, clinic, agricultural office, business center, and NGO office. They go in any building that provides public access, or many buildings. Tel@Bureau is a box that opens into a fully equipped desk--or Bureau. It is self-contained and fully equipped with computer and peripherals, applications and software, telecom connection to Internet, and solar power system.

Tel@Bureau expands with additional specialized equipment and software for telemedicine, distance learning, e-commerce, e-government, radio broadcasting, and environmental monitoring. The Tel@Bureau web site and Intranet provides content and services for these applications.

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The Tel@Bureau Telecenter is the nerve center of the system, connecting the remote Tel@Bureaus to the Internet using a hub and spoke configuration. They provide technical assistance and training. Each hub features:
  • Secure Local Private Network
  • Proxy Server
  • Internet services for remotes
  • Networking between remotes
  • System capacity: Each hub supports 30 - 60 units
  • Remote range: 30km or more from wireless hub, Anywhere by satellite
The Tel@Bureau has a fully-equipped computer, printer, fax, copier, wireless IP connection and/or phone, and specialized equipment for various applications as needed. Services feature standardized Tel@Bureau applications software.
  • Access Portals to local and global sites, search engines
  • Connectivity Audio, Video, Web Teleconferencing, multipoint
  • E-Commerce Specially designed module for Tel@Bureau users
  • e-mail Free Tel@Bureau email addresses, voice mail
  • Websurfing Simplified logon, direct browser.
Software Word processing, spread sheet, database, presentations Bandwidth 28 kbps, up to 11 Mbps, engineered to requirements and cost .
 

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