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Broadband Access Technologies for Rural Connectivity in Developing Countries

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dc.creator Simba, F.
dc.creator Mwinyiwiwa, B.M.
dc.creator Mjema, E.M.
dc.creator Trojer, L.
dc.creator Mvungi, Nerey H.
dc.date 2016-03-17T12:42:30Z
dc.date 2016-03-17T12:42:30Z
dc.date 2011
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:50:19Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:50:19Z
dc.identifier F Simba, BM Mwinyiwiwa, EM Mjema, L Trojer and NH MVUNGI, “Broadband Access Technologies for Rural Connectivity in Developing Countries”, International Journal of Research and Reviews in Computer Science, Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2011, pp312-319
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1111
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10809
dc.description Journal paper
dc.description Rural areas especially those of the developing countries provide challenging environment to implement communication infrastructure for data and Internet based services. The main challenges are the high cost of network implementation and lack of customer base, as rural areas are characterized by low income, highly scattered and low population density. This situation drives network operators to establish network infrastructures in urban/city centers leaving rural areas as underserved community. This paper surveys the available connectivity technologies with potentials to offer broadband access network to rural areas. The scope of this survey is on wireless access technologies, due to the fact that they are efficient in terms of cost, time of deployment and network management for rural environment. We provide comparison of the surveyed technologies in terms of their capacity (data rates) and coverage. We also discuss the current deployment of WiMAX and 3G technologies in Africa, which is a home to most of the developing countries. The survey results indicate potential broadband access technologies for rural areas of the developing countries.
dc.description Sida-SAREC
dc.language en
dc.publisher IJRRCS
dc.subject access network,
dc.subject broadband,
dc.subject developing countries,
dc.title Broadband Access Technologies for Rural Connectivity in Developing Countries
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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