Building rural wireless networks: Lessons learnt and future directions

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MOBICOM

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 17-22

  Johnson, David Lloyd ^a   Roux, Kobus ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; HIGH COSTS; INTERNET CONNECTIVITIES; MESH NETWORKINGS; MESH NETWORKS; POWER SAVING MECHANISMS; REAL-TIME FLOWS; RURAL NETWORKS; SHOESTRING BUDGETS; SKILL SHORTAGES; SOUTH AFRICA;

COSTS; ROUTERS; RURAL AREAS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 60149098467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1410064.1410068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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