Connectivity
Transportable Towers
Changing how infrastructure is deployed in rural areas
CMG is mobilising the provision of high-speed internet by enabling fast fibre installation and five-star wi-fi mesh networks to provide internet in all terrain. We propose the use of mobile container technology, coupled with existing fibre-linked points of presence (POPs) to launch the new “five-star network”. The flexibility afforded by transportable towers will allow rapid deployment in the early years.
Transportable tower grids
The Five-Star Network of transportable containers containing telescopic microwave backhaul towers coupled with TV White Space second last mile connectivity will be deployed at each fibre point of presence. The function of the transportable towers is to send and receive network data from network users on their devices. The data received by each TV White Space transponder is then transferred via a wire to its corresponding mobile container. The data received at each mobile container is then fed to the central point of presence via the 25m tower erected from each container.
The 5 tower formation can provide network and communications coverage to an area of radius of 35 km. Combined, the 5 towers at each point of presence will provide network and communications coverage to an area of 9,000 km2.
Automating the fibre laying process
The only way laying fibre across vast inhospitable areas is viable is to reduce the labour-intensive aspects of trenching and the management of laying the actual cables.
Device power and signal performance
Improving the connectivity economics of rural Africa
The current problem with sparsely populated areas is that they do not pose a suitably attractive prospect for profit for the big telcos. Large network providers require a user density threshold far higher than typical rural habitation delivers.
Fibre
Improved speed, accuracy, and range of fibre installation
CMG is currently developing ground penetrating radar-based innovation to detect optimal trenching pathways and avoid obstacles. Using sub-terranean radar detection mounted on a drone, CMG can reduce trenching man-hours by many multiples. This improved efficiency enables far reaching access and brings rural communities into the connectivity mix.
Once trenching networks are established CMG will deploy a suite of automated bots to lay cables and facilitate
Devices
Power and performance
We work with African partners to develop unique improvements in user experience with regard to mobile devices, power management and signal intermittency. It matters very little if you have the right content served to people but device performance is poor.