Last Mile Internet Access for Emerging Economies

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This book presents an investigative approach to globalization-driving technologies that efficiently deliver ubiquitous, last-mile, broadband internet access to emerging markets and rural areas. Research has shown that ubiquitous internet access boosts socio-economic growth through innovations in science and technology, and has a positive effect on the lives of individuals. Last-mile internet access in developing countries is not only intended to provide areas with stable, efficient, and cost-effective broadband capabilities, but also to encourage the use of connectivity for human capacity development. The book offers an overview of the principles of various technologies, such as light fidelity and millimeter-wave backhaul, as last-mile internet solutions and describes these potential solutions from a signal propagation perspective. It also provides readers with the notional context needed to understand their operation, benefits, and limitations, and enables them to investigate feasible and tailored solutions to ensure sustainable infrastructures that are expandable and maintainable. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Bridging the Digital Divide: Innovative Last Mile Internet Connectivity Solutions (Wynand Lambrechts, Saurabh Sinha)....Pages 1-40 Limitations of Last Mile Internet Access in Developing Countries (Wynand Lambrechts, Saurabh Sinha)....Pages 41-69 Signal Propagation and Networking Fundamentals Required in Last Mile Connectivity Planning (Wynand Lambrechts, Saurabh Sinha)....Pages 71-108 A Theoretical Analysis of Li-Fi: A Last Mile Solution (Wynand Lambrechts, Saurabh Sinha)....Pages 109-142 Terrestrial and Millimeter-Wave Mobile Backhaul: A Last Mile Solution (Wynand Lambrechts, Saurabh Sinha)....Pages 143-183 Successful Implementations of Last Mile Internet Solutions in Emerging Markets (Wynand Lambrechts, Saurabh Sinha)....Pages 185-207