Deployment of WiMAX for Telecommunication and Internet Access in Dwesa-Cwebe Rural Areas

Author

Mandioma, Martin T. ; Rao, G. S V Radha Krishna ; Terzoli, Alfredo ; Muyingi, Hippolyte

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Fort Hare Univ., Alice

Volume

3

fYear

2007

fDate

12-14 Feb. 2007

Firstpage

2141

Lastpage

2143

Abstract

This paper presents the work done by integrating VSAT (very small aperture terminal) technology with WiMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) to offer telecommunication and Internet access in Dwesa-Cwebe region of South Africa. Ensuring `connectivity´ through this sort of initiatives prove to be valuable for rural/remote areas such as Dwesa/Cwebe as this connectivity leads to e-learning, e-health etc. business or service initiatives and ultimately leading towards upliftment of communities by narrowing down the digital divide.

Keywords

Internet; WiMax; cellular radio; satellite ground stations; Dwesa-Cwebe rural areas; South Africa; VSAT technology; WiMAX; telecommunication Internet access; very small aperture terminal technology; worldwide interoperability for microwave access; Africa; Apertures; Artificial satellites; Cellular phones; Computer science; IP networks; Internet; Microwave technology; Satellite ground stations; WiMAX; Connectivity; Rural Areas; VSAT; WiMax;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Communication Technology, The 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gangwon-Do

ISSN

1738-9445

Print_ISBN

978-89-5519-131-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICACT.2007.358796

Filename

4195598