A Broadband Apparatus for Underserviced Remote Communities

Connecting the Unconnected
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-15765-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 124 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

Reihe: Southern Space Studies

This book investigates how broadband internet can be provided to remote and isolated communities through the use of satellite and other enabling technologies, in the form of a self-contained broadband apparatus. It discusses how the proposed design can help bridge the digital divide by removing one of the main hurdles to adopting technologies: infrastructure. In turn, the book explores how the lack of infrastructure, especially with regard to connectivity and electricity, can be addressed by exploiting new technological advances in a number of fields, notably the newly proposed large broadband satellite constellations. In closing, it uses concrete examples to demonstrate the potential positive impacts of a “broadband ecosystem” on economics, governance and society, and on achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kotze, Christoffel

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Satellitenkommunikation, Satellitentechnik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Broadband access for remote un-serviced communities.- Requirements definition.- Conceptual design.- Detailed design.- Impact.- Financing the construction and operation of the BARC.- Conclusions.