TY - JOUR
T1 - Computing for rural empowerment
T2 - Enabled by last-mile telecommunications
AU - Nandi, Somen
AU - Thota, Saigopal
AU - Nag, Avishek
AU - Divyasukhananda, Sw
AU - Goswami, Partha
AU - Aravindakshan, Ashwin
AU - Rodriguez, Raymond
AU - Mukherjee, Biswanath
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Increasing economic and educational exposure, and promotion of global health and wellness can be achieved through the power of sharing knowledge, technology, and resources. ICT can play a key role in disseminating such knowledge across the world. But a digital divide exists between urban and rural/remote areas, which results in economic and social disparities across regions. Developing last-mile telecommunication technologies for rural/remote areas is a crucial aspect in providing computing and ICT services that can integrate millions of stakeholders in rural/remote areas globally into the digital age, particularly with the advent of cloud computing. This article focuses on the different aspects of providing last-mile rural telecommunication access such as interfering factors, technology options, and deployment trends. This article aims to guide service providers, industry practitioners, and local entrepreneurs with a technology-and-deployment-trend analysis to choose, deploy, and operate suitable telecommunication networks depending on the unique features of the rural/remote area. Our goal is to bring attention to accessible and affordable technologies with practical considerations.
AB - Increasing economic and educational exposure, and promotion of global health and wellness can be achieved through the power of sharing knowledge, technology, and resources. ICT can play a key role in disseminating such knowledge across the world. But a digital divide exists between urban and rural/remote areas, which results in economic and social disparities across regions. Developing last-mile telecommunication technologies for rural/remote areas is a crucial aspect in providing computing and ICT services that can integrate millions of stakeholders in rural/remote areas globally into the digital age, particularly with the advent of cloud computing. This article focuses on the different aspects of providing last-mile rural telecommunication access such as interfering factors, technology options, and deployment trends. This article aims to guide service providers, industry practitioners, and local entrepreneurs with a technology-and-deployment-trend analysis to choose, deploy, and operate suitable telecommunication networks depending on the unique features of the rural/remote area. Our goal is to bring attention to accessible and affordable technologies with practical considerations.
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U2 - 10.1109/MCOM.2016.7498095
DO - 10.1109/MCOM.2016.7498095
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84976499289
VL - 54
SP - 102
EP - 109
JO - IEEE Communications Society Magazine
JF - IEEE Communications Society Magazine
SN - 0163-6804
IS - 6
M1 - 7498095
ER -