Bridging the Digital Divide

Maurilio Matracia; Aniq Ur Rahman; Ruibo Wang; Mustafa A. Kishk; Mohamed Slim Alouini

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-37920-8_5

Bridging the Digital Divide

Maurilio Matracia^*, Aniq Ur Rahman, Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed Slim Alouini

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Abstract

Digital divide refers to the gap between populations at different socioeconomic levels with respect to their access to the Internet and communication technologies in general. In this chapter, we summarize the recent developments aimed at bridging such inequality from a technical and economic standpoint. After a preliminary discussion on alternative backhaul paradigms, we focus on space-, air-, and ground-based communication paradigms, as well as their integration. Subsequently, we discuss the affordability of these solutions, as it is primarily the economic aspect which hinders digital inclusion.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Signals and Communication Technology
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	113-139
Number of pages	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37920-8_5
State	Published - 2024

Publication series

Name	Signals and Communication Technology
Volume	Part F1944
ISSN (Print)	1860-4862
ISSN (Electronic)	1860-4870

Keywords

Connectivity divide
High altitude platforms (HAPs)
Integrated space-air-ground networks
LEO mega-constellations
Spectrum sharing
TV White Space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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