1. January 7: Introduction and Course Overview

2. January 9 : Satellite design, Homework 1 assignment, Peru Overview

3. January 14 : Basics of Link Equations, Examples of TVRO and Spread spectrum Data Statiion

4. January 16: Review of link Equations, Communications Satellite Industry by Fernando Nocedal, The Promise of WiMax,Bridging the Digital Dividel

5. January 23 : Geometry, Plane and Spherical, Second Homework Assignment, Importance of Voting accurately, Languages in Nations, Resources to Invest in new communications

6. January 28 : Geometry review, Low noise Amplifiers, Wave guide losses, Antenna Temperature, Rain Loss attenuation and temperature, C-Band vs Ku-Band Comparison, Homework #1 answers.. Homework #2, Fiber Optic Cable technology, Wiring up Nepal

7. January 30 : Review of antenna and rain loss, Basics of antenna equations, two-way satellite links, X up-to-down link S/N ratio, Internet ebanking, Microbanking, MTN Africa Telecom.

8. Feb 4 :Answers to Homework 2, Two-way Satellite links, Transponder gain, Saturation, solving for X, Check of Westar, RCA Satcom, TVRO, Repeater ground stations, Homework 3 Assignment, Grameen loan models, World power brokers (updates), Use of Oil profits for development.

9. Feb 6 : Upcoming Midterm and PowerPoint Presentations, Update on a modest proposal, The OPEC Fund, Review of Two Way Stations with Hub, The Present Value Calculation Math, Overview of Laos (2007)

10. Feb 11: Geometry Review, Analog Modulation, Hetrodyne mixers, FM Modulators, Demodulation and Threshold, FM Improvement factor, Baseband improvement, preemphasis and companders, Comparison of FM, single Sideband, ACSB, Student Reviews: Linux, Vietnam VSAT's

11.Feb 13: Student Reviews: Radio & TV for Rural Communities, WiMax Costs in Peru, iBurst vs WiFi, The $100 Laptop Computer, Korea Telecom Services WiBro, OPEC Development Fund, Croatia telecom cost reduction.... Solar Cells For Power... THAICOM Satellite ... Philippines Smart Park ... Power Source Comparison

12. Feb 18 : Answers to Homework 3 ..... Monitoring Deforestation ... WiMax Investment Program ... WiMax in Mexico

13. Feb 25 : Answers to Midterm Examination, Homework 4 due Monday, March 3, Error Detection and Coding, TDMA and packet switching networks, Television standards, Microwave Relay Performance Fading and Rain Loss, WiFi and WiMax links, Issues for Country Reports.

14. Feb27: Digital Modulation, BBSK, QPSK, etc., Review Error detection and correction coding, TDMA and voice and data networks, Television standards analog and now digita, lReview of modern digital broadcast and satellites, Microwave Relay Performance Fading and Rain Loss, WiFi and WiMax link comparisons. .... Intel WorldAhead Program

15. March 3 : Review of propagation in terrain, Community radio Organizations, Calculation of Coverage of Community Stations, Homework #5, Points to cover on National Reports, Papers on China’s positions on Telecom.. Professor Kaili Kahn

16. March 5: Homework 4 solutions, Peru  Incan History  Angel Leon, OPEC Fund Investments   Sean Dindar-Azimi, Rural China, Heibei Province   Chensong He, Rural Costal Communities  Peter Jones.

17. March 10: Final Examination, Final Reports, Review of Spread Spectrum, Ed and team  Review of WiMax Costs ... Student Presentations... Sri Lanka ... Thailand ... Brazil ...Ghana

Review of Spread Spectrum, Student Reports: Korea and world markets, Review of WiMax Costs, Saudi Arabia & Arab League, Eritrea

18. March 12: Soultions to Homework 5 ... Student Presentations... East Timor ... Mexico ...Philippines... Intel World Ahead Projects

17. November 22: Review of the Students projects and the geopolitical Changes in the world that telecom can contribute to.

18. November 27: Solutions to Homework 5

19. November 29: Student Presentation on Rural India

20. December 4: Student Presentation: WiMax, A Promising Technology for Rural Communities.

Final Exam Solutions:

Final Reports: ...Ghana ... Mexico ... Philippines ... Thailand ... Sri Lanka ... East Timor ... .... ..... Renewable Energy ... Solar Cells ... Smart Park