Dev Mohanty is originally from Bangalore but has lived for many years in France, Singapore and Bangkok. He has an extensive background in mobile communications, primarily with Ericsson Corporation. He is particularly interested in using WiMax technologies to connect rural communities to the Internet. Last year he participated in the WiMax tests in Cambodia.
Our Director of Networking, Mahabir Pun, has been dragging Dev around rural Nepal for the last several months, connecting rural villages to the Internet as part of the Nepal Wireless Project.
Dev is working as a full-time volunteer as a Network Admin and is connecting the pilot school to the Internet, hardening the mesh network, and improving the School Server. Due to his experiences connecting rural Nepali villages to the Internet, Dev has seen first hand how Internet access can improve the quality of life for rural communities. “I am excited about working on this project in Nepal and I hope that the work I do here, will help similar efforts in India and elsewhere.” |
