Author : Christoffel Kotze
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030157660
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis A Broadband Apparatus for Underserviced Remote Communities by : Christoffel Kotze
Download or read book A Broadband Apparatus for Underserviced Remote Communities written by Christoffel Kotze and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.