xDSL as a broadband solution for the developing countries

2004 IEEE Africon. 7th Africon Conference in Africa (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37590) Pub Date : 2004-09-15 DOI:10.1109/AFRICON.2004.1406651

Z. Mbebe, R. Sewsunker

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Developing countries present a graphic picture of the digital divide. This is the result of locating previously disadvantaged people in underdeveloped areas. These areas are characterized by a high rate of unemployment and a poor level of education. This results in a scenario where most of the residents are unable to utilize IT resources. Some people in these areas are not informed about the availability and importance of these technologies in the market. Those who are academically fit for accessing these technologies often cannot afford them. High deployment costs associated with broadband services makes it even more challenging to deploy such services in this environment. Approximately 80% of the population in Africa is rural, which alone creates a demand for the coverage of rural regions. In this research, it is shown that broadband services can be delivered to rural people by applying xDSL technologies, using the existing telecommunications infrastructure. With this technology a number of different high bandwidth services can be delivered to homes, schools, hospitals, telecentres and small businesses

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xDSL作为发展中国家宽带解决方案

发展中国家呈现出数字鸿沟的生动画面。这是将以前处于不利地位的人安置在不发达地区的结果。这些地区的特点是失业率高，教育水平低。这将导致大多数居民无法利用IT资源的情况。这些领域的一些人不了解这些技术在市场上的可用性和重要性。那些在学术上适合使用这些技术的人往往负担不起。与宽带服务相关的高部署成本使得在这种环境中部署此类服务更具挑战性。非洲大约80%的人口是农村人口，仅这一点就产生了覆盖农村地区的需求。本研究表明，利用现有电信基础设施，可以通过应用xDSL技术向农村人口提供宽带服务。有了这项技术，许多不同的高带宽服务可以提供给家庭、学校、医院、远程中心和小型企业

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