Limitations of Last Mile Internet Access in Developing Countries

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-69
Author(s):  
Wynand Lambrechts ◽  
Saurabh Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Last Mile

The Elusive Last Mile to the Internet

2011 ◽  
pp. 540-560
Author(s):  
V. Sridhar ◽  
Piyush Jain
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Service Level ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Service Level Agreements ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Mission Critical

This case highlights the challenges faced by organizations in developing countries in getting reliable, high-speed Internet access to support their mission critical web enabled information systems. The case prescribes various measures to optimally use the constrained bandwidth available from service providers. The challenges in defining and monitoring appropriate service level agreements with the service providers are discussed.

Telecommunications Sector and Internet Access in Africa

2008 ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Vanessa Phala
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Future Potential

The “information revolution” has not only transformed the world as we know it, but also its future potential. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), with their major technological advances, have affected the lives and lifestyles of people across the globe, as well as the way institutions and organizations do business. However, not all outcomes of the spread of information technologies have been positive. A majority of the world’s population, especially those who live in poverty, have been largely bypassed by this revolution. The gap between them and the rest of the world has expanded precisely as a result of the facilitation capacity of these technologies for those who have access to them (Figueres, 2003). The majority of these people are situated in the African continent and other developing countries.

The last mile.

2021 ◽  
pp. 237-245
Author(s):  
Alan Fenwick ◽  
Wendie Norris ◽  
Becky McCall
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Lymphatic Filariasis ◽  
Drug Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Last Mile

Abstract This book chapter presents the "state of the game" for consumers in different developing countries, describing the reasons for demanding SCI freedom, focusing on bureaucratic delays in drug distribution, establishment of schistosomiasis initiative, eradication of filariasis, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis and STH.

Telecommunications Sector and Internet Access in Africa

2005 ◽  
pp. 687-691
Author(s):  
Vanessa Phala
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Future Potential

The “information revolution” has not only transformed the world as we know it, but also its future potential. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), with their major technological advances, have affected the lives and lifestyles of people across the globe, as well as the way institutions and organizations do business. However, not all outcomes of the spread of information technologies have been positive. A majority of the world’s population, especially those who live in poverty, have been largely bypassed by this revolution. The gap between them and the rest of the world has expanded precisely as a result of the facilitation capacity of these technologies for those who have access to them (Figueres, 2003). The majority of these people are situated in the African continent and other developing countries.

scholarly journals Resolving Last-Mile Connectivity Issues in Botswana Using WiMAX IEEE802

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malebogo Mokeresete ◽  
Bukohwo Michael Esiefarienrhe
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Ieee 802.16E ◽  
Access Technology ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
Last Mile

Amongst advantages of using Worldwide Interoperability Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology at the last-mile level as access technology include an extensive range of 50 km Line of Sight (LOS), 5 to 15 km Non-Line of Sight and few infrastructure installations compared to other wireless broadband access technologies. Despite positive investments in ICT fibre infrastructure by developing countries, including Botswana, servicing end-users is subjected to high prices and marginalised. The alternative, the Wi-Fi hotspot initiative by the Botswana government, falls far as a solution for last-mile connectivity and access. This study used OPNET simulation modeller 14,5 to investigate whether Botswana’s national broadband project could adopt WiMAX IEEE 802.16e as an access technology. Several developing countries in Africa and the world use WiMAX technology at access level and gain impressive results. The rampant lack of infrastructure development and the need to provide high-speed technology has necessitated such investigation. Therefore, using the simulation method, this paper evaluates the WiMAX IEEE 802.16e/m over three subscriber locations in Botswana. The results obtained indicate that the deployment of the WiMAX IEEE 802.16e standard can solve most of the deployment issues and access at the last-mile level. Although the findings suggest that WiMAX IEEE 802.16e is more suitable for high-density areas, it could also solve rural areas’ infrastructure development challenges and provide required high-speed connectivity access. However, unlike the Wi-Fi initiative, which requires more infrastructure deployment and less on institutional and regulatory frameworks, the deployment of WiMAX IEEE802.16e requires institutional and regulatory standards.

scholarly journals A Study on Impact of Digitalization Rural Development in Khambhat Taluka

2019 ◽  
pp. 220-224
Author(s):  
Sahima N.Vohra
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Digital Gap

In recent years, information and communication technology (ICT) has rapidly spread across the globe, along with increased market penetration and easy availability of economical smartphones and cell phones with both wired and nonwired connections to access the Internet; this leapfrogging in the Internet access is true even in the rural areas of the world's developing countries. This study explored the interplay between contextual and individual factors related to Internet adoption in isolated rural communities. By investigating 10 remote villages throughout Chile that received Internet access infrastructure in 2010–2011, we identified 3 areas in which contextual and individual factors are intertwined.1.Geogeaphical isolation,2. the communities' aging population also represented a strong challenge because they lack young people, a relevant technology socialization agent.3.Jon and economic. When the Internet has reached the vast majority of the population, isolated communities confront specific challenges that we need to consider in policy?making decisions. As Internet access spreads and the level of penetration reaches high percentages in both developed and developing countries, the urban–rural digital gap remains strong (e.g., LaRose, Strover, Gregg, &Straubhaar, 2011; Rivera, Lima & Castillo 2014). Thus, many policy?making efforts have promoted online connection in rural areas. For example, in the United States, the Department of Agriculture has promoted broadband access programs such as the Sustainable Broadband Adoption Program (LaRose et al., 2012).

Telecommunications Sector and Internet Access in Africa

2008 ◽  
pp. 867-873
Author(s):  
Vanessa Phala
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Future Potential

The “information revolution” has not only transformed the world as we know it, but also its future potential. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), with their major technological advances, have affected the lives and lifestyles of people across the globe, as well as the way institutions and organizations do business. However, not all outcomes of the spread of information technologies have been positive. A majority of the world’s population, especially those who live in poverty, have been largely bypassed by this revolution. The gap between them and the rest of the world has expanded precisely as a result of the facilitation capacity of these technologies for those who have access to them (Figueres, 2003). The majority of these people are situated in the African continent and other developing countries.

Options for Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce in Developing Countries

2011 ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Klepper ◽  
Andrew Carrington
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Internet Infrastructure ◽  
Legal Problems ◽  
Consumer Electronic ◽  
The World ◽  
Business To Consumer ◽  
Fundamental Requirement

Business-to-consumer electronic commerce in the developing world is hampered by a host of technological, cultural, economic, political and legal problems (Davis, 1999; Enns and Huff, 1999; Janczewski, 1992). Viewed from the perspective of consumers, the most fundamental requirement–Internet access–is unavailable to many. For example, Africa has the lowest rate of Internet access in the world–less than 1% in a population of nearly 800 million (Dunphy, 2000). As dramatic as measures of the digital divide may be, one can easily argue that investment priorities in the areas of health and education should rightfully come before investment in a larger Internet infrastructure for Africa or other developing areas of the world (Verhovek, 2000). Nonetheless, Internet access does exist for the few, and Internet access will grow in the future for a market of literate users in medium and large cities. Certainly this has been the pattern in Asia and Latin America where Internet cafes and kiosks or their equivalent have sprung up offering relatively inexpensive access, even for those who do not own microcomputers or have telephone service in their homes (Davis, 1999; Richtel, 2001).

Safety and Health in the Virtual Office

2001 ◽  
pp. 231-246
Author(s):  
Bill St. Arnaud
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Virtual Office ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Architectural Framework ◽  
History Of ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
Rapid Deployment

One of last great impediments to wide-scale and rapid deployment of the information society is the “last mile” issue. This chapter outlines some of the issues and history of the last mile problem and proposes a research and development program leading to early deployment of extreme high speed Internet access to schools and libraries (GITS), which will then underpin an architectural framework for high speed Internet access to the home-Gigabit Internet to the Home (GITH). The proposed strategy calls for the deployment of a third residential network service operating in parallel with existing telephone and cable delivery mechanisms and thereby avoiding the regulatory and technical hurdles of integrating traditional telephone and cable services into one common delivery mechanism.

Mobile Phones, Developing Countries and Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 120-137
Author(s):  
Elba del Carmen Valderrama Bahamóndez ◽  
Albrecht Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
Educational Applications

The Internet and computers are accessible to only half of the population in the world. For the other half, computers and the Internet are almost alien concepts. This half has no medium for gathering information, and they are computer illiterate. In addition, it is well-known, that the use of computers and the Internet, directly and indirectly, enhance the learning process. Therefore, students from under privileged areas of developing regions of the world are, clearly, at a disadvantage compared to their peers in developed countries. However, mobile phones could change this situation. In developing countries, mobile phones are far more accessible than computers or Internet access. This high accessibility together with the multiple functionalities of mobile phones, allow for the potential to build feasible educational applications that enhance the learning experiences of students in developing countries. Such opportunities enable the students’ experiences to be made proportionate to the other half of the world, with a real mechanism for gathering information.

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