在尼日利亚,为什么宽带没有普及?它有8条海底电缆,但光纤网络覆盖了半个国家

IF 2.4 4区 工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Lucas Laursen
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在尼日利亚西南部阿坦村外的一棵可可树的树荫下,Bolaji Adeniyi穿着扎染的t恤在法庭上讲话。“在尼日利亚,我们把农场视为父亲的工作,”他说。阿德尼伊的父亲教他用锄头和砍刀种地,他把砍刀叫做弯刀。他说,这些天来,尼日利亚的农业看起来很不一样,这取决于农民是否能上网。不远处,农民们正在使用无人机绘制他们的土地并计算肥料投入。在其他地方,农民可以通过手机浏览农田的监控录像。这样一来,他们就不必在农场周边巡逻,也不必与小偷发生潜在的危险冲突。阿德尼伊指出,为了能够做到这些事情,农民需要宽带接入,至少在某些时候。他说:“阿坦的可靠宽带将吸引国际可可经销商,并使他们能够接触到农业推广机构,这将帮助农民。”
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In Nigeria, Why Isn't Broadband Everywhere?: It Has 8 Undersea Cables, but Fiber-Optic Networks Miss Half the Country
Under the shade of a cocoa tree, outside the hamlet of Atan, in southwest Nigeria, Bolaji Adeniyi holds court in a tie-dyed T-shirt. “In Nigeria we see farms as father's work,” he says. Adeniyi's father taught him to farm with a hoe and a machete, which he calls a cutlass. These days, he says, farming in Nigeria can look quite different, depending on whether the farmer has access to the Internet or not. Not far away, farmers are using drones to map their plots and calculate their fertilizer inputs. Elsewhere, farmers can swipe through security-camera footage of their fields on their mobile phones. That saves them from having to patrol the farm's perimeter and potentially dangerous confrontations with thieves. To be able to do those things, Adeniyi notes, the farmers need broadband access, at least some of the time. “Reliable broadband in Atan would attract international cocoa dealers and enable access to agricultural extension agents, which would aid farmers,” he says.
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IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum 工程技术-工程:电子与电气
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期刊介绍: IEEE Spectrum Magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE, explores the development, applications and implications of new technologies. It anticipates trends in engineering, science, and technology, and provides a forum for understanding, discussion and leadership in these areas. IEEE Spectrum is the world''s leading engineering and scientific magazine. Read by over 300,000 engineers worldwide, Spectrum provides international coverage of all technical issues and advances in computers, communications, and electronics. Written in clear, concise language for the non-specialist, Spectrum''s high editorial standards and worldwide resources ensure technical accuracy and state-of-the-art relevance.
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