scholarly journals Wireless Last Mile Study in Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Bagus Aditya ◽  
Galih Nugraha Nurkahfi ◽  
Christoporus Ivan Samuels
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Last Mile

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 First Mile Challenges to Last Mile Rhetoric: Exploring the Discourse between Remote and Rural First Nations and the Telecom Industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Philpot ◽  
Brian Beaton ◽  
Tim Whiteduck
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
Telecom Industry ◽  
Rural Broadband ◽  
The Government ◽  
Telecommunications Industries ◽  
The Relationship

Solving Canada’s digital divide remains a significant issue, particularly considering how broadband networks have an impact on remote and rural areas politically, economically, socially, and culturally. Attached to this, as well, are the politics of the historical relationship between remote and rural First Nation communities, corporations, and the government. The way in which the relationship between remote and rural First Nations, the federal and provincial governments, and the telecommunications industries is reproduced is largely through discursive means. One of the consequences of this is that many outsiders to this issue are largely misinformed through documents and press releases. These documents frame remote and rural First Nations as helpless and dependent upon government and telecom industry intervention in order to secure their dependence upon their services. We argue that this is another form of political colonialism; a form of colonialism which seeks to create dependence upon the service economy for its own survival. In this paper, we examine the discourse surrounding the issue of remote and rural broadband connectivity as a means of exploring the reproduction of established narratives of First Nations dependence upon aid and service. We also explore how First Nations communities are using websites and documents of their own to counter these portrayals of their ‘plight’ by emphasising their desire to own and operate ICT services in their communities with local members, for local members. We conclude that there is a significant challenge that remote and rural First Nations face, but that the steps that have been taken are towards escaping the cycle of co-dependency.

scholarly journals Role of the Internet in Solving the Last Mile Problem in Medicine

10.2196/16385 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. e16385
Author(s):  
Bradford William Hesse
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Good News ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Last Mile Problem

Internet-augmented medicine has a strong role to play in ensuring that all populations benefit equally from discoveries in the medical sciences. Yet, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected from 1999 to 2014 suggested that during the first phase of internet diffusion, progress against mortality has stalled, and in some cases, receded in rural areas that are traditionally underserved by medical and broadband resources. This problem of failing to extend the benefits of extant medical knowledge equitably to all populations regardless of geography can be framed as the “last mile problem in health care.” In theory, the internet should help solve the last mile problem by making the best knowledge in the world available to everyone worldwide at a low cost and no delay. In practice, the antiquated supply chains of industrial age medicine have been slow to yield to the accelerative forces of evolving internet capacity. This failure is exacerbated by the expanding digital divide, preventing residents of isolated, geographically distant communities from taking full advantage of the digital health revolution. The result, according to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Connect2Health Task Force, is the unanticipated emergence of “double burden counties,” ie, counties for which the mortality burden is high while broadband access is low. The good news is that a convergence of trends in internet-enabled health care is putting medicine within striking distance of solving the last mile problem both in the United States and globally. Specific trends to monitor over the next 25 years include (1) using community-driven approaches to bridge the digital divide, (2) addressing structural disconnects in care through P4 Medicine, (3) meeting patients at “point-of-need,” (4) ensuring that no one is left behind through population management, and (5) self-correcting cybernetically through the learning health care system.

scholarly journals Construction and Application of Customer Satisfaction Model with theService Quality of Last-Mile Delivery in Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 703-711
Author(s):  
Yuh‐Jen Cho ◽  
Lin Xue ◽  
Shu-Rong Huang ◽  
Zhe-Peng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Index Model ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
Satisfaction Model

The backward last-mile delivery infrastructures, the greater difficulties in last-mile delivery due to the scattered residences of rural customers and the lack of logistics professionals in rural areas have emerged as the important factors hindering the improvement of the service quality of last-mile delivery in rural areas. This study combines the classic satisfaction index model and transformation of the SERVQUAL standard scale to draw up the connotations and observation variables of customer expectations, quality perception, perceived value, customer satisfaction, customer complaints and customer loyalty with the service quality of last-mile delivery in rural areas, and takes 460 permanent residents in rural areas as the research objects, then constructs and tests the customer satisfaction model of the service quality of last-mile delivery in rural areas, and deeply analyzes the relationship between customer satisfaction and its influencing factors; by constructing a twodimensional combination potential of entropy weight-satisfaction average value, the in-depth application of the model is discussed, and at the same time, it provides policy suggestions for local governments, logistics companies and other entities to improve the customer satisfaction with the service quality of last-mile delivery in rural areas

Assessing the First and Last Mile Problem for Intercity Passenger Rail Service

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Lorena Losada Rojas ◽  
Konstantina “Nadia” Gkritza ◽  
V. Dimitra Pyrialakou
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Passenger Rail ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Rail Service

The first and last mile of a trip has been used to describe passenger travel with regards to getting to and from transit stops/stations. Solving the first and last mile (FMLM) problem extends the access to transportation systems and enlarges the number of passengers from a remote community, such as rural areas. The FMLM problem has been addressed in different public transit contexts, mainly within urban areas. However, it is also an important part of the journey in an intercity trip; yet, limited research efforts have been undertaken to examine the FMLM problem that intercity passenger train riders face. This paper fills in this gap and further, aims to identify the best strategies that could serve as a FMLM solution for short distance intercity passenger rail service (i.e., corridors that are less than 750 miles long according to the Passenger Rail Improvement and Investment Act, 2008). The Hoosier State Train (HST) service, a short-distance intercity passenger rail that connects Chicago and Indianapolis four days a week, was chosen as a case of study. The HST has four intermediate stops located in Indiana. For some of those intermediate stops HST is the only intercity public transit service offered to reach either Chicago or Indianapolis. In order to explore opportunities to enhance the HST ridership, an on-board survey was conducted in November and December 2016. The findings of this survey suggested that there are riders who travel from counties further away from a county with a station to reach and complete their journey on the train. Moreover, it was found that most of the respondents drove or rented a car, or were dropped off to reach a train station in Indiana. Unlike the results from the Chicago station, the majority of riders boarding the train from one of the Indiana stations did not use ridesharing services or public transportation. These findings suggest that there is a possible gap into the FMLM travel options for intercity rail riders and alternative options to fill this gap should be considered. This paper discusses the case study results of an accessibility analysis aiming to identify the areas in need of first/last mile service where there are no public transportation services and/or it is costly to reach a station from a desired origin. To that end, a cost surface for the different modes available in the area of study was created to determine the average travel cost to the nearest station. The analysis was carried out in ArcGIS using origin-destination data from the on-board survey, transportation network information from the U.S. Bureau Transportation Statistics, and general transit feed specification (GTFS) data. Subsequently, some of the best strategies identified were modeled around the station (e.g., shuttle buses to/from the station) in order to examine how the accessibility would increase after a strategy implementation. The results of this study may have far-reaching implications for planning strategies that can enhance access to the train stations. Finally, the FMLM strategies could assist intercity passenger rail service providers attract a larger number of passengers.

scholarly journals Role of the Internet in Solving the Last Mile Problem in Medicine (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradford William Hesse
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Good News ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Last Mile Problem

UNSTRUCTURED Internet-augmented medicine has a strong role to play in ensuring that all populations benefit equally from discoveries in the medical sciences. Yet, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected from 1999 to 2014 suggested that during the first phase of internet diffusion, progress against mortality has stalled, and in some cases, receded in rural areas that are traditionally underserved by medical and broadband resources. This problem of failing to extend the benefits of extant medical knowledge equitably to all populations regardless of geography can be framed as the “last mile problem in health care.” In theory, the internet should help solve the last mile problem by making the best knowledge in the world available to everyone worldwide at a low cost and no delay. In practice, the antiquated supply chains of industrial age medicine have been slow to yield to the accelerative forces of evolving internet capacity. This failure is exacerbated by the expanding digital divide, preventing residents of isolated, geographically distant communities from taking full advantage of the digital health revolution. The result, according to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Connect2Health Task Force, is the unanticipated emergence of “double burden counties,” ie, counties for which the mortality burden is high while broadband access is low. The good news is that a convergence of trends in internet-enabled health care is putting medicine within striking distance of solving the last mile problem both in the United States and globally. Specific trends to monitor over the next 25 years include (1) using community-driven approaches to bridge the digital divide, (2) addressing structural disconnects in care through P4 Medicine, (3) meeting patients at “point-of-need,” (4) ensuring that no one is left behind through population management, and (5) self-correcting cybernetically through the learning health care system.

Preferences toward Bus Alternatives in Rural Areas of the Netherlands: A Stated Choice Experiment

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110299
Author(s):  
Kristel Bronsvoort ◽  
María Alonso-González ◽  
Niels Van Oort ◽  
Eric Molin ◽  
Serge Hoogendoorn
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Stated Preference Survey ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Operational Characteristics ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Bus Services

Public transport in rural areas is under pressure because demand is low and dispersed. To reduce costs, flexible and on-demand services are often proposed as alternatives for conventional bus services. Conventional services are generally not suitable for rural areas, because the demand is low and dispersed. In this paper, a stated preference survey is designed to identify the preferences of rural bus users for alternative services. Other than the traditional bus, two other modes are included in this study: a demand responsive transport (DRT) service and an express bus service with bike-sharing services for last mile transport. Given the on-demand nature of these alternatives, flexibility- and reliability-related attributes are included in the stated preference survey. The results from the choice model indicate that the reliability and flexibility aspects do not have a large effect on the preference for the on-demand alternatives. Instead, cost, access and egress times, and in-vehicle time play a bigger role in individuals’ preferences toward the different alternatives. A sensitivity analysis shows that changes in the operational characteristics can make the on-demand alternatives more attractive. However, many bus users still prefer the conventional bus service over the on-demand alternatives.

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