The Bandwidth Divide: Obstacles to Efficient Broadband Adoption in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Veljko Pejović, David L. Johnson, Mariya Zheleva, Elizabeth Belding, Lisa Parks, Gertjan van Stam · 2012

Summary. Rural Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant barriers to broadband adoption beyond simple infrastructure gaps. The paper identifies obstacles including affordability, limited local content, inadequate technical support, and misalignment between available services and actual community needs. These factors prevent efficient broadband use even where networks exist, requiring solutions that address social and economic dimensions alongside technological deployment.

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  title   = {The Bandwidth Divide: Obstacles to Efficient Broadband Adoption in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa},
  author  = {Veljko Pejović and David L. Johnson and Mariya Zheleva and Elizabeth Belding and Lisa Parks and Gertjan van Stam},
  year    = {2012},
  url     = {http://lrss.fri.uni-lj.si/Veljko/docs/Pejovic12IJOC.pdf}
}

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