NDLI: Wireless local loop at the bottom of the pyramid

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Xia Gao Xiaohong Quan Jain, R. Kawahara, T. Powell, G.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: DoCoMo Commun. Lab, San Jose, CA, USA (Xia Gao; Xiaohong Quan; Jain, R.; Kawahara, T.; Powell, G.)
Abstract	Most development of cellular communications technology has been focused on providing services to the wealthiest 20% of the world's population - the top of the economic pyramid. We discuss the motivation for serving the bottom of the pyramid (BoP), loosely defined as the 4 billion people earning less that US$2000/year. We consider the design requirements for a rural wireless telecommunications system for the BoP, and how they differ from traditional cellular system and WLL requirements. We discuss alternative technologies and architectures for meeting these requirements, ranging from satellite to WLAN systems. We then present our initial link analysis showing that cellular systems based on WCDMA or OFDM meet the requirements with small modifications. We end with some discussion of open problems and further work.
Starting Page	459
Ending Page	464
File Size	376168
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780383443
ISSN	15253511
DOI	10.1109/WCNC.2004.1311588
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-03-21
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Communications technology Power generation economics Cities and towns Satellites Wireless LAN Multiaccess communication OFDM Wireless communication Feeds Diseases
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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