Wireless broadband opportunities through TVWS for networking in rural areas of Africa

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ouattara, Dramane (author), Chalouf, Mohhamed Aymen (author), Krief, Francine (author), and Hamdi, Omessaad (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2015
    URL:
    eudl.eu/pdf/10.4108/inis.2.3.e4
    Published:
    International: European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11376
    Journal Title:
    EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems
    Journal Title Details:
    2(3) : e4
    Subject Term:
    Africa, coverage, development, health services, information services, information systems, Internet, media effectiveness, networks, online systems, radio, rural areas, rural communication, rural conditions, rural development, television, information technology, health, emergency management, broadband, connectivity, and television channels
    Notes:
    11 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)., Authors propose a new approach based on Cognitive Radio technology to address the challenges for ensuring connectivity in remote areas of Africa. "Cognitive Radio will be used to manage the selection/switching across different frequency UHF/VHF bands or TV White Spaces (TVWS), while avoiding interference."

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