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12:02, 7 November 2007 Image007.jpg (file) 170 KB   1
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11:40, 5 July 2007 MUTI-network diagram.png (file) 175 KB The hilly terrain and lack of line-of-sight between the hospital and clinic required two intermediate relays. We use cheap and standard 802.11b WiFi technology. Each node costs about R4000 (roughly $575), with a bit more for the solar sites. Either solar 1
11:01, 5 July 2007 MUTI on handheld.jpg (file) 170 KB Even with regular weekly training over a period of months, the nurses still battled with the interface on the laptop. We realised they were much more comfortable with cell phones, so we ported MUTI to a Smartphone. 1
10:59, 5 July 2007 MUTI on laptop.jpg (file) 194 KB We built a custom teleconsultation communication application that provides real-time and store-and-forward modes for any combination of text, image, voice and video. The first several iterations ran on laptops. 1
10:55, 5 July 2007 Rural area Lwandile.JPG (file) 208 KB Taken from the headman's house, this picture shows Lwandile clinic in the valley, surrounded by the rural village. The village is very widespread, and has no town centre. 1
10:52, 5 July 2007 MUTI-Headman's house.jpg (file) 218 KB Installing the long-range 24db Hyperlink antenna at the headman's house - the relay near the clinic. The house is basically a mixed mud & cement structure. The house is now a broadband hotspot, as the CPE acts as an Access Point (AP). 1
10:40, 5 July 2007 MUTI-CPE antenna.JPG (file) 154 KB This waterproof Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) is mounted outside the hospital. It serves as an Access Point (AP) for a nearby (~1km) relay station. Inside is a WRAP PC board with a mini-PCI WiFi radio card. The CPE runs with Power-over-Ethernet from a 1
10:37, 5 July 2007 MUTI-Battery enclosure.JPG (file) 222 KB This waterproof enclosure holds a 12v 96aH maintenance-free battery. The battery is charged by mains power. Power goes from the battery to a Power-over-Ethernet injector, and travels up about 20m over shielded UTP cable. 1