Rugged Communications Alex Blum

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Rugged communications alex blum. Bocas del toro panama boston united states. The following is guest blog post by alex blum of rugged communications. I cover the intersection of social enterprise startups and leadership. Serve2gether consulting social innovators 2014.

San francisco united states of america. Bocas del toro scottsdale united states. Bocas del toro panamá boston estados unidos. Solar powered telecommunication systems for rural communities.

As part of their commitment to sustainable. We are a. I am the founder and ceo of rugged communications basically verizon for the jungle. Rugged has covered 20 000 people in panama and will cover an additional 1mm people in mexico and colombia by q4 2016.

My name is alex blum and i am the founder and ceo of rugged communications a company that designs and deploys ict4d solutions. Rugged communications delivers phone and internet service to the edges of the earth. Bendi is a mobile application that allows you to receive instantaneous feedback about your outfits. Rugged communications is currently working on projects in panama with additional upcoming projects planned in el salvador haiti and nicaragua.

In my experience i ve repeatedly come across the same few questions. They leverage the portability of solar power and the flexibility of wireless telecommunications to get people talking in the most rural areas of emerging markets. Alex blum is the founder and ceo of rugged communications a designer of holistic ict4d solutions and consultancy he holds an ms in global technology and development and is a technology advisor to the bill and melinda gates foundation tpn. This article originally appeared on inveneo s ictworks blog.

Solar powered telecommunication systems for rural communities.