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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Africon, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5546-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1999.820855
