Broadband Adoption| 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 · SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

Summary. This study examines why rural people in sub-Saharan Africa don't fully adopt the Internet despite having physical access. Researchers analyzed network traffic and surveyed users to find that access location, connection speed, cost, and local context shape how people actually use the Internet. They developed new metrics capturing user perceptions rather than just connectivity availability, revealing specific barriers to meaningful Internet adoption beyond infrastructure provision.

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Pejović, V., Johnson, D. L., Zheleva, M., Belding, E., Parks, L., & Stam, G. V.. (2012). Broadband Adoption| The Bandwidth Divide: Obstacles to Efficient Broadband Adoption in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. https://doaj.org/article/ca638278080f4a26bc075ce86d420bc0

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