• DocumentCode
    351282
  • Title

    Crucial factors of telecommunications development in Zimbabwe

  • Author

    Dlodlo, M.E. ; Nleya, B.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Abstract
    For developing countries to overcome prior obstacles in rural telecommunications development, a reach-out point extension (ROPE) concept is proposed as an interim step towards universal access. The ROPE concept is also extended to urban areas since their penetration rates are also very low, i.e. less than 5%
  • Keywords
    telecommunication; ROPE concept; Zimbabwe; developing countries; reach-out point extension; rural telecommunications development; urban areas; Base stations; Cities and towns; Costs; Earth; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile communication; Personal communication networks; Proposals; Telecommunication services; Urban areas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Africon, 1999 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Cape Town
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5546-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.1999.820855
  • Filename
    820855
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=351282