TY - BOOK AU - ZHANG Yaguang AU - LOVE David J. AU - KROGMEIER James V. AU - ANDERSON Christopher R. AU - HEATH Robert W. AU - BUCKMASTER Dennis R. TI - Challenges and opportunities of future rural wireless communications PY - 2021/// KW - RTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE KW - AI KW - CELLULAR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY KW - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION KW - ECONOMICS KW - DIGITAL DIVIDE KW - TRANSPORTATION KW - BROADBAND COMMUNICATION KW - RELIABILITY KW - STATISTICS KW - RURAL AREAS KW - BROADBAND NETWORKS KW - CELLULAR RADIO KW - TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK PLANNING KW - FUTURE RURAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS KW - BROADBAND ACCESS KW - ROBUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KW - COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE KW - LOW POPULATION DENSITY KW - VAST RURAL REGIONS KW - WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES KW - RURAL DEPLOYMENT KW - RURAL WIRELESS ACCESS N2 - This article examines the motivations and challenges of providing broadband access over vast rural regions, with an emphasis on the wireless aspect in view of its irreplaceable role in closing the digital gap. Applications and opportunities for future rural wireless communications are discussed for a variety of areas, including residential welfare, digital agriculture, and transportation. This article also comprehensively investigates current and emerging wireless technologies that could facilitate rural deployment. Although there is no simple solution, there is an urgent need for researchers to work on coverage, cost, and reliability of rural wireless access UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9681630/authors#authors ER -