An expert considers the effects of a more mobile Internet on socioeconomic development
and digital inclusion, examining both potentialities and constraints. Almost anyone with a …

The last decade witnessed a tremendous increase in popularity and usage of social network
services, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Moreover, advances in Web …

Researching and designing Internet infrastructure solutions in rural and tribal contexts
requires reciprocal relationships between researchers and community partners …

Repair and maintenance requirements limit the successful operation of rural infrastructure.
Current best practices are centralized management, which requires travel from urban areas …

Cellular networks have revolutionized the way people communicate in rural areas. At the
same time, deployment of commercial-grade cellular networks in areas with low population …

Current metrics for evaluating Internet adoption capture the percentage of people with
physical access to the Internet and provide a coarse understanding of actual usage. The …

While broadband Internet connectivity has reached a significant part of the world's
population, those living in rural areas of the develo** world suffer from poor Internet …

Cellular phone networks are often paralyzed after a disaster, as damage to fixed
infrastructure, loss of power, and increased demand degrade coverage and quality of …

Community networks owned and operated by local communities have recently gained
popularity as a low cost solution for Internet access. In this paper, we seek to understand the …