Public school and library getting online

A local ISP is leading the way in Negros Occidental, Visayas, Philippines in connecting schools, starting with Abuanan Elementary School. 

GNet Network and Data Solution is a member-partner of unconnected.org in the Philippines. They are providing free internet at several schools with satellite as backhaul and delivered through fiber. 

The choice of network architecture is consistent among several local ISPs whose main business covers fiber optic deployment as a future-proof strategy, with provision for interchangeable backhaul, initially satellite. 

Future expansion plans by the local ISP includes shifting the dishes to other locations to catalyze demand, and migrating the deployed infrastructure with fiber backhaul. This not only ensures that there is efficient use of resources, but also highlights the pace at which satellite internet can be deployed, and how readily its benefits are shared to the community. 

According to its owner, Mr. Gerson Benjamin, GNet’s affordable ancillary services ensures that the connectivity at the school remains active and internet remains accessible to students and teachers at no cost.