Project Connect - On Its Way

ECF Consultants- Testing Bandwidth Saipan, Tinian & Rota

During January of 2007, the technical staff of the Educational Consulting Foundation visited the three campus sites of the Northern Marianas College. The purpose of this visit was to measure the level of bandwidth between the Saipan campus site and the two remote sites on Tinian and Rota. Measurements were taken between Saipan and Tinian, Tinian and Rota and Saipan and Rota. The results of the test indicated that the purposes of the ANA project should be capable of being established.

At the present time, the Educational Consulting Foundation staff is evaluating the equipment that would best serve the project with the data gathered. Once the solution is established, it will be tested in California before it is shipped to NMC.

Based on the information gathered, it is projected that the initial installation will be completed by the start of the fall, 2007 academic semester.