SaharaWi-Fi Project

SaharaWi-Fi Project

The SaharaWi-Fi connectivity project demonstrates that access to communications, in Saharawi refugee camps, can be carried out in an affordable and sustainable way even in a difficult desert environment such as the Sahara. Access to information is very important for social and economic growth and ca...

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Published in:AFRICON 2009 pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors: Bartalesi, R., Catusian, S.S., Cuomo, A., Longobardi, F., Panicucci, F.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01-09-2009
Subjects:
Appropriate technology
Artificial satellites
Costs
Directive antennas
Environmental economics
Hiperlan
low cost antenna
Poor-WLAN
Refugee Camps
Spine
standalone wireless
Technology transfer
UHF antennas
UHF Wireless
Wi-Fi
Wideband
Wireless networks
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Summary:The SaharaWi-Fi connectivity project demonstrates that access to communications, in Saharawi refugee camps, can be carried out in an affordable and sustainable way even in a difficult desert environment such as the Sahara. Access to information is very important for social and economic growth and can allow social empowerment for the Saharawi society. The idea is to guarantee wide band access by means of an innovative concept of full wireless telecommunication infrastructure, avoiding the use of expensive and inefficient satellite links. The described full-scale infrastructure works at three different levels: a wide-band transfer over very long distances, a backbone networks between interested locations and a last mile access network. The proposed solution is particularly suitable for countries with similar conditions, combining new appropriate technologies with proper technology transfer.
ISBN:9781424439188
1424439183
ISSN:2153-0025
2153-0033
DOI:10.1109/AFRCON.2009.5308108