Abstract
This paper introduces an advanced E-education provision via space systems for Africa or any other regions in remote dispersed communities, such as rural, mining, agriculture, surveying, construction, tourism, military and etc. Based on the specific needs and requirements E-education implies significant broadband applications, interconnectivity, and timely and quality-assured content delivery of service. The E-education solutions of distance learning and training for remote and rural areas, which are beyond range of terrestrial and short distance wireless cellular facilities, cannot provide broadband access without space-enabled communication solutions, such as satellite constellations and Stratospheric Platform Systems (SPS) or High Altitude Platforms (HAP). This paper also discusses the integration challenges that are presented by combining space solutions for implementation E-education and learning in rural and mobile environments. Configuration of in-house development of all segments, installation of the scale-down Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel via Satellite (DVB-RCS) Hub (Gateway), Ground Network and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), known as Fixed Interactive Terminals (FIT), for E-education, distance learning and staff training initiative in Africa are described.
Highlights
In the past are designed many proposals and projects deploying ICT and software support to provide e-education in remote environments, but these solutions couldn’t work at all without implementing two-way space connectivity via geostationary earth orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO), low earth orbit (LEO), stratospheric platform systems (SPS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
It will be necessary to examine a set of services and infrastructures that will realize e-education and distance learning systems for rural schools, trainings facilities for corporate organizations and to assess the targeted users’ interest in such specific applications
The growing demand for satellite or platform communications bandwidth over all wireless media has motivated the introduction of digital satellite communications solutions that will provide bi-directional services at greater than 300 MB/s known as digital video broadcasting-return channel via satellite (DVB-RCS) or digital video broadcastingreturn channel via platforms (DVB-RCP)
Summary
In the past are designed many proposals and projects deploying ICT and software support to provide e-education in remote environments, but these solutions couldn’t work at all without implementing two-way space connectivity via geostationary earth orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO), low earth orbit (LEO), SPS or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). At the end of live lecture in BEC for each particular subject classroom teacher is asking pupils for any misunderstandings or additional explanations and in such a way can transfer all questions to the educator in BEC studio for interactive discussion and answers on all questions [9, 10, 24,25]
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