Daknet comes from the hindi word DAK that stands for 'mail'. Daknet is thus a wireless network provider for rural areas. It requires bare minimum investment and equipment and efficiently provides connectivity to the third world countries. Developed by MIT Media Lab researchers. It is an ad hoc network. It uses wireless technology to provide asynchronous digital connectivity. It marks the beginning of a road to universal broadband connectivity.

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9. First Mile Solutions Mobile Access Points that are mounted on vehicles to provide broadband "drive-by WiFi" access as they pass through rural areas. As the vehicle carrying the Mobile Access Point drives by each village, it automatically collects and delivers data wirelessly to/from access devices in each village.

10. Seamless Scalability Daknet provides the ability to seamlessly upgrade to the always-on broadband connectivity. The wireless broadband connectivity provides sophisticated services like voice over internet protocol which allows “normal” real-time telephony. Daknet supports easy user-interface and low cost hardware that allows individuals, with no professional skills of using communication devices, operate the software and get connected.

14. Introducing rural inabitants to DAKNET

15. Daknet in action Bhoomi initiative in India is recognized as the first national e-governance initiative in India. Pioneered by the State Government of Karnataka, Bhoomi has been successfully implemented across the state to completely replace the physical land records system. Villagers along the bus route have enthusiastically received the DakNet-Bhoomi system. They are grateful to avoid making the long, expensive trip into the main city to obtain land records.

16. DAKNET in Action – Bangalore District

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