Matthee, Karel WMweemba, GPais, AVRijken, MVan Stam, G2009-01-212009-01-212007-12Matthee, K, Mweemba, G, Pais, AV, Rijken, M and Van Stam, G. 2007. Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2007), Bangalore, India, 15-16 December, pp 12http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2858Copyright: 2007 IEEEThis paper presents an initiative to bring connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach. In particular, it focuses on a proof-of-concept Internet service that has been implemented in rural Macha located in the Southern Province of Zambia. The service operates using satellite terminals (for connection to the Internet) and a local wireless area network. The provision of the Internet has enabled local health institutes to operate more effectively and given local people the opportunity to communicate and explore new ideas. It has also created new employment opportunities and spun off several projects including a data entry service and a sunflower farming initiative. Being a rural area, there are several challenges that hamper progress including frequent electricity outages and the exorbitant cost of bandwidth. International collaboration has been established between LinkNet, TNO (Netherlands), the Meraka Institute (South Africa) and the Global Research Alliance. With its partners, LinkNet addresses the main challenges through applied research and innovation, and targets an up scaling of its activities throughout rural Zambia and beyondenRural areasZambiaInternet connectivitySatellite terminalsWireless area networkLinkNetIEEEConference PresentationMatthee, K. W., Mweemba, G., Pais, A., Rijken, M., & Van Stam, G. (2007). Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2858Matthee, Karel W, G Mweemba, AV Pais, M Rijken, and G Van Stam. "Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach." (2007): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2858Matthee KW, Mweemba G, Pais A, Rijken M, Van Stam G, Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach; 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2858 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Matthee, Karel W AU - Mweemba, G AU - Pais, AV AU - Rijken, M AU - Van Stam, G AB - This paper presents an initiative to bring connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach. In particular, it focuses on a proof-of-concept Internet service that has been implemented in rural Macha located in the Southern Province of Zambia. The service operates using satellite terminals (for connection to the Internet) and a local wireless area network. The provision of the Internet has enabled local health institutes to operate more effectively and given local people the opportunity to communicate and explore new ideas. It has also created new employment opportunities and spun off several projects including a data entry service and a sunflower farming initiative. Being a rural area, there are several challenges that hamper progress including frequent electricity outages and the exorbitant cost of bandwidth. International collaboration has been established between LinkNet, TNO (Netherlands), the Meraka Institute (South Africa) and the Global Research Alliance. With its partners, LinkNet addresses the main challenges through applied research and innovation, and targets an up scaling of its activities throughout rural Zambia and beyond DA - 2007-12 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Rural areas KW - Zambia KW - Internet connectivity KW - Satellite terminals KW - Wireless area network KW - LinkNet KW - IEEE LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2007 T1 - Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach TI - Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2858 ER -