RENU has partnered with Mesh ++, a connectivity solutions manufacturer based in Chicago, USA, to manufacture solar powered internet routers in Uganda, which combine renewable energy from the sun with advanced connectivity technology to deliver an internet access solution like no other. These will be first internet routers to be manufactured in Uganda, and they will be accessible to all Ugandans that with t have stable and affordable internet access in their businesses and homes, without having t worry about cabling, unstable electricity and monthly power bills. Routers are pieces f equipment that when interconnected, provide the highway and backbone through which internet communication in made possible.
Access to the internet is becoming more important everyday as the world increasingly relies on it for communication, education, business and beyond, and yet the infrastructure to access the internet is still insufficient in most of the developing countries. In addition, the connectivity infrastructure in place currently relies on the national electric power grids to deliver access to the internet yet problems of poor electricity persist in developing countries. With most households and communities not connected to reliable supply of electricality, or in the worst cases not connected to the national grid.
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