The Lost Sheep of ICT4D Literature
Information Technologies and International Development
Abstractions for designing and evaluating communication bridges for people in developing regions
Proceedings of the First ACM Symposium on Computing for Development
Innovation strategies under uncertain economic and political circumstances: Argentinean ICT SMEs
Proceedings of the 2011 iConference
Exploring the potential of wireless technologies to accelerate universal Internet access in Ghana
Telecommunications Policy
Critical factors for the expansion of broadband in developing countries: The case of Peru
Telecommunications Policy
Experiences, challenges and lessons from rolling out a rural WiFi mesh network
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM Symposium on Computing for Development
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Recent developments in wireless local area network (WLAN) technologies are raising new hopes for sustainable Internet diffusion in the rural areas of the developing world. These technologies allow drastic reductions in network deployment costs, particularly for last-mile connectivity in low-density areas. More important, the technologies make possible an infrastructure development model based on community-shared resources, small-scale investments, and user experimentation. This paper argues that the new generation of WLAN technologies can significantly alleviate the constraints that limit Internet connectivity in Latin America to the wealthy, urbanized areas. Yet for this potential to be realized governments must rethink current assumptions about spectrum management and universal service policies.