Inclusive ubiquitous access - A status reportShow others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: 6th International Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOMM 2014, Springer Publishing Company, 2015, p. 13-22Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The development towards ubiquitous network access requires innovative solutions to get remote areas included, especially rural areas of developing regions. We report on recent progress in the Serengeti Broadband Network, one of the first pilots established in the Tanzania ICT for Rural Development programme with the mission to design and validate a method to establish sustainable broadband markets in under-served areas. The challenges include ownership and leadership, sustainable business models, robustness of network components and poor or non-existent supply chains, including power supply.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Publishing Company, 2015. p. 13-22
Keywords [en]
Developing countries, Regional planning, Supply chains, Broadband market, Developing regions, Innovative solutions, Rural development, Sustainable business, Ubiquitous access, Ubiquitous networks, Under-served areas, Rural areas
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-194687DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16886-9_2Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84977138693ISBN: 9783319168852 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-194687DiVA, id: diva2:1049372
Conference
24 November 2014 through 25 November 2014
Note
QC 20161124
2016-11-242016-10-312016-11-24Bibliographically approved