ComputingElectrical EngineeringInformation TechnologyMobile ComputingRural DevelopmentWireless CommunicationsMobile NetworksRural InfrastructureRural Service ProvisionWireless Communication ProtocolsWireless NetworksAffordable ConnectivityRural Broadband AccessRural Broadband DeploymentRural Broadband ProvisionRural Digital AccessRural Telecommunications AccessTelecommunications ConnectivityWireless Local Area Networks
WiFi has been promoted as an affordable technology that can provide broadband Internet connectivity to poor and sparsely populated regions. A growing number of deployments, some of substantial scale, are making use of WiFi to extend connectivity into rural areas. However, the vast majority of the 3.5 billion people living in rural villages [1] are still unserved.
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