MobileMailServer
Instead of using high gain antennae to reach far away locations, one can use mobile servers to provide an asynchonous access to the Internet at very low cost.
Servers can be installed on busses, trucks, cars, ships or even motos and ox carts... The (mobile) server 'commutes' between Internet connected locations and remote villages seamlessly transporting 'tons' of information.
There is a nice 6 pages article (450 KB .pdf) (published in 'Computer/IEEE jan2004') about the MotoMan Project.
