Title :
Connecting the Next Billion: Empowering Rural India
Author :
Jhunjhunwala, Ashok ; Rangarajan, Janani
Abstract :
Considerable efforts over the last decade to provide Internet connectivity in rural India have yielded poor results. However, the success of mobile telephony in rural India in recent years offers hope.
Keywords :
Internet; mobile computing; radiotelephony; Internet connectivity; mobile telephony; rural India; Communication systems; India; Internet; Internetworking; Mobile communication; Rural areas; Strategic planning; Wide area networks; Internet; Keywords: Rural India; emerging markets; information technology;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2011.58
