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Hello,

I have an upcoming project that need your expertise. Here's the situation, our company will be senting roughly around 15 users to one site in (Arzew)Algeria and 10 users to another site in (Skida)Algeria location. As we all know it is very hard to get bandwidth or good connection (telephone connection)from Africa country. So i need your input on what is the best way and good way to set up for our users in both site (Algeria)to be able to get good connection on voice/data to our Corporate office in TX. Any recommendation is greatly appreciate.

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bt

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by oldefar

Since you mention satellite, a list of service providers is available at http://tinyurl.com/89jr from the MSUA.

Don't assume you have to go satellite. Check with both international telecom service providers and the Algerian consulate office to see what service is available in those locations. Project duration and start date may have an impact on this as well. Microwave may be usable to link your locations to an area with full telecom capabilities.

Look carefully at your business requirements. Match the technical objectives to these instead of taking the "same as we do in Texas" approach. Telecom will be a major cost of the project, so tailoring requirements will provide both performance and cost benefits. Your core business leads me to believe these situations have or will come up time and again, so it would pay to have a well defined remote site technical build template in place. A deployable packaged system may also have merit if quick response offers a business advantage.

by guruofdos

I just landed in London yesterday after a week in Algeria! True...very little or no Dial-Up there. Most people use satellite ISP's. Find an ISP there that uses satellite connections then create a VPN over the internet back to TX. The technical university in Algiers has it's own Internet service but only provides access via ISDN and not traditional dial-up methods. ISDN is available out there, but I'm not sure about the two areas you mentioned. Anywhere more than 200kms from Algiers is probably unlikely. One other solution is a GSM solution, not very fast, but the infrastructure is there and Djezzy are investing another $160 million this year alone. GSM is currently available on only 24 of the 47 wilayas (departments or regions). May be worth contacting Orascom, the main Algerian telecom provider for other suggestions.

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