DakNet: rethinking connectivity in developing nations

Author

Pentland, Alex Sandy ; Fletcher, Richard ; Hasson, Amir

Volume

37

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

78

Lastpage

83

Abstract

DakNet provides extraordinarily low-cost digital communication, letting remote villages leapfrog past the expense of traditional connectivity solutions and begin development of a full-coverage broadband wireless infrastructure. What is the basis for a progressive, market-driven migration from e-governance to universal broadband connectivity that local users will pay for? DakNet, an ad hoc network that uses wireless technology to provide asynchronous digital connectivity, is evidence that the marriage of wireless and asynchronous service may indeed be the beginning of a road to universal broadband connectivity. DakNet has been successfully deployed in remote parts of both India and Cambodia at a cost two orders of magnitude less than that of traditional landline solutions.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; broadband networks; digital communication; wireless LAN; DakNet; ad hoc network; asynchronous digital connectivity; broadband wireless infrastructure; digital communication; e-governance; remote village; universal broadband connectivity; Ad hoc networks; Broadband communication; Cities and towns; Computer networks; Copper; Costs; Internet telephony; Joining processes; Kernel; Local government;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MC.2004.1260729

Filename

1319279