i-HQ Cloud - Yaba; Connected Community
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iHQ Cloud is a wireless mesh network providing broadband internet access to public spaces, residences, and businesses in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria. The network offers simple, fast, and reliable connectivity without existing infrastructure. It benefits users by allowing access to the mesh network like a normal internet connection without special equipment. The network also aims to provide managed backhaul connectivity and additional mesh equipment to fully connect schools, public institutions, businesses, and residences in the community. One application is the iHQ School Network, which provides free and managed broadband access to primary and secondary schools in Yaba for students, teachers and administrators.
i-HQ Cloud - Yaba; Connected Community
- 1. iHQ Cloud Connected Community PRESENTED BY 'Bosun Tijani @bosuntijani MAY 2014
- 2. iHQ Cloud is a community Internet powered by a wireless mesh network for public spaces, residential clusters and businesses in Yaba. The network provides simple, fast and reliable broadband for everyone within the Yaba area of Lagos. IHQ CLOUD – CONNECTED COMMUNITY i-HYaba; connected community
- 4. Ease and Simplicity rapid, scalable deployment without the need for existing infrastructure Robustness self-healing: continuous re-configuration as routes are broken Price user connects to the mesh network, like a normal access (no special equipment required) BENEFITS i-HYaba; connected community
- 5. Fully manage mesh network gateway and ecosystem Provide managed backhaul to the community – schools, public institutions, businesses and residential OFFERINGS TO THE COMMUNITY i-HYaba; connected community
- 6. Supply additional mesh equipment throughout Yaba Ensure connectivity to the community on “best effort” basis OFFERINGS TO THE COMMUNITY i-HYaba; connected community
- 8. IHQ SCHOOL NETWORK i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS: iHQ School Net is an open school Internet network powered by the iHQ Cloud for secondary & primary schools in the Yaba area of Lagos.
- 9. IHQ SCHOOL NETWORK i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS The network provides managed fast reliable broadband for students, teachers & administrators in all primary and secondary schools in the Yaba area on a free back-haul basis.
- 10. COMPONENTS OF THE IHQ SCHOOL NET i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS CONTENTACCESS TRAINERS FREE fast and reliable Internet access with Wi-Fi in participating schools in Yaba Aggregated learning content approved by LASG and available to all participating schools Geek Trainers Squad – to facilitate knowledge transfer to local teachers and manage after class programmes in technology
- 11. mesh equipment community for local content for school access, content review and approval community of trainers to train and deliver after school classes management and access control of open mesh network power supply – combination of grid & backup as necessary REQUIRED RESOURCES - IHQ SCHOOL NET i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS Meraki Access Points Developers community LASG Trainers Tech team Uninterrupted power
- 12. APPLICATIONS Smart City – connected YABA
- 13. The smart city initiative seeks to leverage the iHQ mesh network to facilitate seamless interactions between government; public institutions, individuals and small businesses with the aim of creating and consuming shared services that facilitate economic prosperity in Yaba SMART CITY – CONNECTED YABA i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS
- 14. SMART CITY – CONNECTED YABA i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS open innovation ecosystem public institutions technologists government individuals & researchers small businesses & entrepreneurs
- 15. Wecyclers managed automated recycling bins in neighborhoods Promoting local businesses and consumption of locally produced goods and services local portal providing access to all government websites and digital services for free to local users application of web and mobile technologies for the efficient management of on street paid parking system in designated areas in Yaba. Green Yaba Buy local e-Government Smart Parking FOCUS AREAS i-HYaba; connected community APPLICATIONS
- 16. THANK YOU