pcari.vbts

The Village Base Station Project

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

More than a year after the @pcari_vbts has ended, the now community-managed, LGU-supported community network in Dikapinisan, San Luis, Aurora is still in use to provide essential emergency communication services. #VBTS #ParaSaBayan #CommunityNetworks

[Flip Martinez @flipsilog]

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[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

Dikapinisan transitioned from a VBTS GSM service into a community-operated internet service last January 2020.

A year after, the community renewed their service contract through their revenue streams.

[Kawing Innovations Inc. (Philippines) @Kawing_PH]

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@Kawing_PH is happy to share that the Community-Operated Internet Service in Dikapinisan, Aurora is back ONLINE!

Dikap was connected to the internet only last Jan 2020. This year, they renewed their service contract using their revenue streams. A big step forward!

[Flip Martinez @flipsilog]

I was looking for relevant ITU publications, and unbeknownst to me, stumbled upon @pcari_vbts as an example of a bottom-up mapping.

https://t.co/iLgLgZZQus

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

[2/2] Village Base Station Project (@pcari_vbts), Philippines:

In this video, Ms. Claire Barela talks about how the VBTS Project has connected rural fishing and farming communities in the Philippines to cellular network.

#CommunityNetworks #VBTS

https://t.co/TjxGrXfdvG

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

[1/2] CNX 2020's “Voices from the Community” showcased videos from different regions where community networks are deployed, highlighting the impact stories, experiences, and local contexts that should be considered in the deployment of community networks.
https://t.co/pB3M5TcSsU

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

@pcari_vbts has been featured in Community Network Exchange 2020 (#cnxapac2020) as part of "Voices from the Community", a series of short videos from Asia Pacific where community networks are deployed. This year's theme is "Meaningful Access with Community Networks".

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

As @ADAMTech_rnd co-founder Ash Presto (@sosyolohija) recalls her time with @pcari_vbts,she realizes that technology would also involve things that cannot easily be quantified and laid out in charts such as Community life.Well-being.Empowerment. #nstw2020 https://t.co/X4NHbKcED3

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

One of the first randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on cellular telecom deployment links impact of mobile comms on hh income & expenditure by @jblumenstock @nkeleher @arezaee @erintroland:

https://t.co/4QQ89MkTiM

[JohnDGarrity @JohnDGarrity]

Pg 53: One of the first randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on cellular telecom deployment links impact of mobile comms on hh income & expenditure by @jblumenstock @nkeleher @arezaee @erintroland:
https://t.co/tG1bezeBk9

cc @pcari_vbts @kheimerl @Kawing_PH @flipsilog

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[Kawing Innovations Inc. (Philippines) @Kawing_PH]

Isa sa mga advocacies ng Kawing Innovations ay ang public awareness sa mga alternative connectivity solutions gaya ng Community Networks.

Ating panoorin ang diskusyon ukol dito: https://t.co/yV0BGapsCG
#Kawing #KawingKaalaman #ConnectivityForAll #CommunityNetworks

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

Connecting isolated communities: Quantitative evidence on the adoption of community cellular networks in the Philippines

#CommunityNetworks #ConnectivityForAll

[Flip Martinez @flipsilog]

LokaLTE! #CommunityNetworks #SpectrumPolicyReform

[Kawing Innovations Inc. (Philippines) @Kawing_PH]

Para sa #KawingKaalaman natin for this week, anu-ano ang mga batas na relevant for telcos at anu-ano ang current government efforts to expand access? Ating alamin!
https://t.co/RGa86O1mgl

#Kawing #KawingKaalaman #CommunityNetworks #ConnectivityForAll

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

https://t.co/pl2UkT5Ane

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

@JohnDGarrity's report on the state of Broadband for the ITU.

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

DOST plans to build community-based cellular networks in remote areas https://t.co/c9MNtClEJd via @ABSCBNNews

[Kawing Innovations Inc. (Philippines) @Kawing_PH]

Bakit kaya may mga lugar pa rin sa Pilipinas na walang signal?

Samahan po ninyo kaming alamin sa mga nalalabing Biyernes ng Hulyo, 7pm via FB Live sa ating Kawing Innovations FB Page.

#Kawing #CommunityNetworks

[Internet Society Media @ISOC_Media]

“People are relying on mobile phones for access -that gets expensive quickly. If there are only 300 people in a remote area, a big ISP won’t build the infrastructure. The Internet won’t get out there,” says @mebuell from @internetsociety to @DigitalTrends
https://t.co/y1U6QfHxvQ

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

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We hope that the learnings from this project will help break down barriers and instill reforms for a better-connected Philippines.

Maraming Salamat po!

#PCARI #VBTS #ParaSaBayan

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

It is with deep regret that we announce that the @pcari_vbts project will be ending on March 7, 2020. For more than five years, we have worked towards the goal of bringing communication access to remote and unserved communities in the Philippines. [1/n]

[pcari.vbts @pcari_vbts]

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We will be forever grateful to the many individuals, organizations, and communities who supported the project and the network. We are humbled by the opportunity to have served our country, albeit in our small way.