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Techno-Economic Analysis of UMTS900 and UMTS2100 for Rural Connectivity in Tanzania

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dc.creator Simba, F.
dc.creator Trojer, L.
dc.creator Mvungi, N. H.
dc.creator Mwinyiwiwa, Bakari M. M.
dc.creator Mjema, E. M.
dc.date 2016-03-22T11:23:22Z
dc.date 2016-03-22T11:23:22Z
dc.date 2012-11
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:33:47Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:33:47Z
dc.identifier Simba, F., Trojer, L., Mwinyiwiwa, B., Mvungi, N. and Mjema, E., 2012, November. Techno-economic analysis of UMTS900 and UMTS2100 for rural connectivity in Tanzania. In Communication Technology (ICCT), 2012 IEEE 14th International Conference on (pp. 10-15). IEEE.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1207
dc.identifier 10.1109/ICCT.2012.6511179
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2638
dc.description Full text available at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6511179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D6511179
dc.description Rural areas of the developing countries lack Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructures such as access network, also known as last mile connectivity, to deliver ICT services. The lack of connectivity is due to high cost of implementing ICT infrastructures. Wireless technologies are envisioned as candidates for rural connectivity. They are not only easier and faster to deploy but also cheaper than the wired technologies. This paper presents a techno-economic analysis of two wireless technologies in Tanzania, called third generation (3G) implemented at 900MHz and at 2100MHz frequency bands. Objectives of techno-economic analysis are to investigate economic feasibility and to determine a cost effective option between the two connectivity options. Results show that, 3G at 900HMz is a feasible and cost - effective connectivity technology in Tanzania. These results can be generalized to other developing countries, since rural areas pose similar characteristics with regard to ICT infrastructure development.
dc.language en
dc.publisher IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology
dc.subject Rural Areas
dc.subject Techno-economic
dc.subject UMTS
dc.title Techno-Economic Analysis of UMTS900 and UMTS2100 for Rural Connectivity in Tanzania
dc.type Conference Paper


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