2017/02/06 by M Khalil, Junaid Qadir, Khalil, Mohsin +9
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization #Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies #FOS: Computer and information sciences #ICT Impact and Policies #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1702.01681
Accepted in IEEE ICIN 2017 (5GUA)
arxiv created 2017/02/06 · openalex publication_date 2017/02/06 · arxiv updated 2017/02/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The cellular technology is mostly an urban technology that has been unable to serve rural areas well. This is because the traditional cellular models are not economical for areas with low user density and lesser revenues. In 5G cellular networks, the coverage dilemma is likely to remain the same, thus widening the rural-urban digital divide further. It is about time to identify the root cause that has hindered the rural technology growth and analyse the possible options in 5G architecture to address this issue. We advocate that it can only be accomplished in two phases by sequentially addressing economic viability followed by performance progression. We deliberate how various works in literature focus on the later stage of this two-phase problem and are not feasible to implement in the first place. We propose the concept of TV band white space (TVWS) dovetailed with 5G infrastructure for rural coverage and show that it can yield cost-effectiveness from a service provider perspective.