A survey on rural internet connectivity in India

Koratagere Anantha Kumar, Shruthi and Gangavarapu Vigneswara, Ihita and Chaudhari, Sachin and Arumugam, Paventhan (2022) A survey on rural internet connectivity in India. In: 14th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS - Workshop on Standards-driven Research, 2022-01-03 - 2022-01-08. (https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS53615.2022.9668358)

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Abstract

Rural connectivity has been a widely researched topic for several years. In India, around 50% of the population have poor or no connectivity to access digital services. Numerous technological solutions are being tested around the world, as well as in India. The key driving factor for reducing the digital divide is to lower the cost of network deployments and improve service adoption rate by exploring different technological and economical solutions. This survey aims to study rural connectivity and create awareness about the use-cases, state of the art projects and initiatives, challenges, and technologies to improve digital connectivity in rural parts of India. The strengths and weaknesses of different technologies tested for rural connectivity are analysed. The study includes a brief discussion of rural connectivity trials performed in India and around the world. We also explore the rural use-case of the 6G communication system, which would suit the rural Indian scenario.

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Koratagere Anantha Kumar, Shruthi ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-9014, Gangavarapu Vigneswara, Ihita, Chaudhari, Sachin and Arumugam, Paventhan;
  • Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
    ID code:78889
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    8 January 2022
    Published
    10 December 2021
    Accepted
    15 September 2021
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:13 Dec 2021 12:33
    Last modified:23 Nov 2024 01:33
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/78889
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