Bridging the digital divide in Tonga through a sustainable multi-tenancy broadband infrastructure: Are we ready?

Latapu, Paula Palavilala; Lutui, Raymond; Vaipuna, Saia; Moala, Keith; Fonua, Samiu; Liu, William; Gutiérrez, Jairo; Song, Jian; Chiaraviglio, Luca; Wu, Jinsong; Bagula, Antoine

doi:10.1109/ee1.2018.8385273

“…The other dimension of ICT capability is affordability, endorsed by other studies (e.g. Latapu et al 2018;Martin and Goggin 2016). As an example, WEF uses affordability as one of the indicators of countries' readiness to exploit the opportunities offered by ICT (Baller et al 2016).…”

Section: Ict Capabilities and Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As an example, WEF uses affordability as one of the indicators of countries' readiness to exploit the opportunities offered by ICT (Baller et al 2016). Relatedly, in their research, Latapu et al (2018) address Tango's path in digital transformation from the standpoint of reliability, security, and affordability. Their studies indicate that the Tango government should enhance the affordability of digital technologies to citizens in order to achieve digitalisation goals.…”

Section: Ict Capabilities and Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

Delgosha

¹

,

Saheb

²

,

Hajiheydari

³

2020

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Sustainable competitiveness (SC) encourages nations not only to meet the needs of the current generation but also to sustain or even expand national wealth in the future without depleting natural and social capital. Drawing on complexity theory, we used a configurational approach to identify under what necessary and sufficient conditions, digitalisation contributes to achieve higher SC. Shifting attention from net effects to configuration analysis improves our understanding of cross-national differences in sustainability by exploring how the digitalisation factors combine to strengthen SC power across countries. To address the complexity of this configuration, we have incorporated fsQCA and NCA techniques in the modelling of high and low levels of sustainable competitiveness recipes. Analysis of data from 127 countries advanced our perception of how access to ICT infrastructures and capabilities, combined with the adoption and usage of ICT could result in different degrees of sustainable competitiveness. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature on digitalisation and national sustainability; and it can practically act as a guideline for policymakers to understand the complex interactions and causal configurations of digitalisation factors on sustainability.

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“…In Tonga, a country consisting of 171 islands, although a submarine fiber optic cable links the country to Fiji, different technologies are needed to provide internet connectivity for the various islands. Therefore, a multi-tenancy approach is proposed in [383], where 5G, TVWS, DTNs, UAVs, and balloons can be used jointly in different areas in order to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity.…”

Section: Other Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Key 6G Challenge and Opportunity - Connecting the Base of the Pyramid: A Survey on Rural Connectivity

Yaacoub¹,

Alouini²

2020

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Providing connectivity to around half of the world population living in rural or underprivileged areas is a tremendous challenge, but also a unique opportunity. Access to the internet would provide the population living in these areas a possibility to progress on the educational, health, environment, and business levels. In this paper, a survey of technologies for providing connectivity to rural areas, and that can help address this challenge, is provided. Although access/fronthaul and backhaul techniques are discussed in the paper, it is noted that the major limitation for providing connectivity to rural and underprivileged areas is the cost of backhaul deployment. In addition, energy requirements and cost efficiency of the studied technologies are analyzed. In fact, the challenges faced for deploying an electricity network, as a prerequisite for deploying communication networks, are huge in these areas and they are granted an important share of the discussions in this paper. Furthermore, typical application scenarios in rural areas are discussed, and several country-specific use cases are surveyed. The main initiatives by key international players aiming to provide rural connectivity are also described. Moreover, directions for future evolution of rural connectivity are outlined in the paper. Although there is no single solution that can solve all rural connectivity problems, building gradually on the current achievements in order to reach ubiquitous connectivity, while taking into account the particularities of each region and tailoring the solution accordingly, seems to be the most suitable path to follow.

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“…In [382], connectivity was provided to the In Tonga, a country consisting of 171 islands, although a submarine fiber optic cable links the country to Fiji, different technologies are needed to provide internet connectivity for the various islands. Therefore, a multi-tenancy approach is proposed in [383], where 5G, TVWS, DTNs, UAVs, and balloons can be used jointly in different areas in order to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity.…”

Section: Other Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Key 6G Challenge and Opportunity—Connecting the Base of the Pyramid: A Survey on Rural Connectivity

Yaacoub

¹

,

Alouini

²

2020

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Providing connectivity to around half of the world population living in rural or underprivileged areas is a tremendous challenge, but also a unique opportunity. Access to the internet would provide the population living in these areas a possibility to progress on the educational, health, environment, and business levels. In this paper, a survey of technologies for providing connectivity to rural areas, and that can help address this challenge, is provided. Although access/fronthaul and backhaul techniques are discussed in the paper, it is noted that the major limitation for providing connectivity to rural and underprivileged areas is the cost of backhaul deployment. In addition, energy requirements and cost efficiency of the studied technologies are analyzed. In fact, the challenges faced for deploying an electricity network, as a prerequisite for deploying communication networks, are huge in these areas and they are granted an important share of the discussions in this paper. Furthermore, typical application scenarios in rural areas are discussed, and several country-specific use cases are surveyed. The main

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Bridging the digital divide in Tonga through a sustainable multi-tenancy broadband infrastructure: Are we ready?

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Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

A Key 6G Challenge and Opportunity - Connecting the Base of the Pyramid: A Survey on Rural Connectivity

A Key 6G Challenge and Opportunity—Connecting the Base of the Pyramid: A Survey on Rural Connectivity

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