Re: [Starlink] Talks: Satellite broadband for the masses: Are we there yet?

[Inemesit Affia <inemesitaffia@gmail.com>]

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Please be kind and post the conference material once it's done. I'll try to
listen in love if possible

On Wed, Sep 27, 2023, 8:46 PM Jinwei Zhao via Starlink <
starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

> Mike from https://starlink.sx will give a talk on "Satellite broadband
> for the masses: Are we there yet?". This event is jointly organized by the
> IEEE VTS Community and the PANLab from the University of Victoria, Canada,
> as a part of the IEEE VTS SAGWICS Seminar Series.
>
> Date: Monday, October 2
> Time: 7:00 PM PDT (GMT -7)
> Zoom link: https://uvic.zoom.us/my/ecs404
>
> IEEE VTS SAGWICS Seminar Series
>
> Speaker: Mike Puchol
>
> Mike Puchol is a technical program manager at X, the moonshot factory.
> Previously, he was the co-founder and CTO at Poa Internet, a WISP providing
> low-cost broadband internet to underprivileged communities in Kenya.
> Trained as a mechanical and aeronautical engineer, he proceeded to learn
> too little about too many things, becoming a technologist and entrepreneur
> in a wide range of fields. He is interested in how technology, science,
> engineering, and business mix together, with a particular focus on wireless
> communications as the common thread.
>
> Abstract:
>
> This talk will guide the audience through the learnings about running an
> ISP in Africa and how these experiences shape the perspectives on LEO
> constellations and their roles in reaching underserved and unconnected
> populations. Mike will dive into the issues impacting LEO constellations
> and compare them with other approaches of providing internet connectivity,
> including some fundamental economic factors.
>
> We look forward to your presence and engagement at the seminar.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> Jinwei Zhao
> https://pan.uvic.ca/~clarkzjw/
>
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