Broadband provision to underprivileged rural communities
Summary. This paper describes a wireless mesh network project deployed in rural South Africa to provide affordable broadband to underprivileged communities. The authors identify major technical and socio-economic barriers—including long distances, poor infrastructure, high costs, and unreliable power—and explain how mesh network technology addresses these challenges with lower energy consumption and reduced deployment costs.
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Makitla, I., Makan, A., & Roux, K. L.. (2010). Broadband provision to underprivileged rural communities. https://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/4331/1/Makitla_2010.pdf
Makitla, Ishmael, et al. “Broadband provision to underprivileged rural communities.” 2010. https://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/4331/1/Makitla_2010.pdf.
Makitla, Ishmael, A Makan, and Kobus Le Roux. 2010. “Broadband provision to underprivileged rural communities.” https://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/4331/1/Makitla_2010.pdf.
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title = {Broadband provision to underprivileged rural communities},
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year = {2010},
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- Countries
- South Africa
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- broadband-and-digital, regional-innovation-systems
- Added
- 2026-04-28