Yes, I agree, It is a relevant question as to why do I wish to build this online remote teaching platform when several others are available on the internet and various companies have spent millions building such tools.
Could I do a better job then ?
Short Answer:
India suffers from problems like:
Most internet enabled remote teaching software solutions made in US fail to solve above problems as they are used to high bandwidth reliable internet connectivity. So, I wish to make a solution that caters to these needs of India and make self paced internet based learning a true reality.
Long Answer:
My answer to such a question is that all others who have built such a platform are primarily based in US or other countries where internet is not a problem. Some of them being Cisco Webex, Google Hangout, Skype etc. Our experience in India is that even today reliable internet connectivity is a problem. So, most companies in US fail to keep the low-bandwidth-unreliable-nature of our internet connections in mind while making these solutions. This causes problems in usability of these solutions in our environments.
My experience with these solutions has been less than satisfactory. Mind you, all these solutions are great and unmatchable in terms of technology, penetration and customer experience but they fail to perform in our restricted low-bandwidth-unreliable internet connections.
Some of us living in metros are fortunate to have broadband powered 1/2/4 Mbps connections but many in Tier II cities or others are not that lucky. It is still a struggle to get a 1 Mbps broadband connection in place, even more difficult to get it from a reliable service provider.
I live only in the suburb of New Delhi (with-in National-Capital-Region (NCR)) and I still do not have any option to get a 1/2 Mbps affordable internet connection.
Thus, the motivation to build a platform that works on our bandwidths and could have reach to various regions in India where internet is still nascent. Could we do something to transmit live classes over low bandwidth internet in an affordable way ? Could we make it so affordable for internet enabled learning to be possible that anyone and everyone can have access to the resources to learn on their own at their own pace if they wish to ?
I wish to find answers to these questions and may be, provide an alternative to webex, skype and numerous other solutions that do not fit our needs by providing a tailor-made-india-specific online remote teaching solution.
Could I do a better job then ?
Short Answer:
India suffers from problems like:
- Low internet bandwidth
- Unreliable internet connectivity
- High Cost of data connectivity on mobile internet networks.
Most internet enabled remote teaching software solutions made in US fail to solve above problems as they are used to high bandwidth reliable internet connectivity. So, I wish to make a solution that caters to these needs of India and make self paced internet based learning a true reality.
Long Answer:
My answer to such a question is that all others who have built such a platform are primarily based in US or other countries where internet is not a problem. Some of them being Cisco Webex, Google Hangout, Skype etc. Our experience in India is that even today reliable internet connectivity is a problem. So, most companies in US fail to keep the low-bandwidth-unreliable-nature of our internet connections in mind while making these solutions. This causes problems in usability of these solutions in our environments.
My experience with these solutions has been less than satisfactory. Mind you, all these solutions are great and unmatchable in terms of technology, penetration and customer experience but they fail to perform in our restricted low-bandwidth-unreliable internet connections.
Some of us living in metros are fortunate to have broadband powered 1/2/4 Mbps connections but many in Tier II cities or others are not that lucky. It is still a struggle to get a 1 Mbps broadband connection in place, even more difficult to get it from a reliable service provider.
I live only in the suburb of New Delhi (with-in National-Capital-Region (NCR)) and I still do not have any option to get a 1/2 Mbps affordable internet connection.
Thus, the motivation to build a platform that works on our bandwidths and could have reach to various regions in India where internet is still nascent. Could we do something to transmit live classes over low bandwidth internet in an affordable way ? Could we make it so affordable for internet enabled learning to be possible that anyone and everyone can have access to the resources to learn on their own at their own pace if they wish to ?
I wish to find answers to these questions and may be, provide an alternative to webex, skype and numerous other solutions that do not fit our needs by providing a tailor-made-india-specific online remote teaching solution.
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