Emerging wireless technologies for developing countries

Technology in Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-42

  Gunasekaran, Vinoth ^a   Harmantzis, Fotios C ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Connectivity; Developing countries; Digital divide; ICT; India; Wi Fi; WiMAX; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

CONNECTIVITY; DIGITAL DIVIDE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; METRO ECONOMY; RURAL ECONOMY; SUB-URBAN ECONOMY; WIRELESS FIDELITY; WORLDWIDE INTEROPERABILITY FOR MICROWAVE ACCESS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BROADBAND DATA; CONNECTIVITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANURA;

EID: 33846020059     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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