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100 1 _aZHANG Yaguang
700 _aLOVE David J.
700 _aKROGMEIER James V.
700 _aANDERSON Christopher R.
700 _aHEATH Robert W.
700 _aBUCKMASTER Dennis R.
245 _aChallenges and opportunities of future rural wireless communications/
_cYaguang Zhang; David J. Love; James V. Krogmeier, Christopher R. Anderson, Robert W. Heath and Dennis R. Buckmaster
260 _c2021
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aRTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
_xAI
_xCELLULAR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY
_xWIRELESS COMMUNICATION
_xECONOMICS
_xDIGITAL DIVIDE
_xTRANSPORTATION
_xBROADBAND COMMUNICATION
_xRELIABILITY
_xSTATISTICS
_xRURAL AREAS
650 _aBROADBAND NETWORKS
_xCELLULAR RADIO
_xTELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK PLANNING
650 _aFUTURE RURAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
_xBROADBAND ACCESS
_xROBUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
_xCOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
_xRURAL AREAS
_xLOW POPULATION DENSITY
_xVAST RURAL REGIONS
_xWIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
_xRURAL DEPLOYMENT
_xRURAL WIRELESS ACCESS
773 _aIEEE Communications Magazine :
_gVol 59, No 12, December 2021. pp.16-22 (147)
598 _aIT, TECHNOLOGY
856 _uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9681630/authors#authors
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