. Instead of the global hop of connections to retrieve data from the internet, students connect for free to WiFi hotspots on the island that have a compact web server smaller than a preschooler’s lunch box containing all the data needed for their online learning.
It was conceptualized by Dr. Toshikazu Sakano in NTT or Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. They developed prototype systems with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan. They started looking into the use of the system for education in areas such as Cordova where connectivity, especially in nearby islands, is a challenge. That experiment started in 2019 but gained urgency and a new purpose with the pandemic, said Llanto.
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