2020/09/09 by Abdelaali Chaoub, Chaoub, Abdelaali, Marco Giordani +21 · 2 citations
Engineering · #Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization #Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies #FOS: Computer and information sciences #ICT Impact and Policies #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2009.04175
openalex publication_date 2020/09/09 · openalex created_date 2022/07/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In telecommunications, network service accessibility as a requirement is\nclosely related to equitably serving the population residing at locations that\ncan most appropriately be described as remote. Remote connectivity, however,\nwould have benefited from a more inclusive consideration in the existing\ngenerations of mobile communications. To remedy this, sustainability and its\nsocial impact are being positioned as key drivers of sixth generation's (6G)\nresearch and standardization activities. In particular, there has been a\nconscious attempt to understand the demands of remote wireless connectivity,\nwhich has led to a better understanding of the challenges that lie ahead. In\nthis perspective, this article overviews the key challenges associated with\nconstraints on network design and deployment to be addressed for providing\nbroadband connectivity to rural areas, and proposes novel approaches and\nsolutions for bridging the digital divide in those regions.\n