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Bridging the Digital Divide

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Abstract

Digital divide refers to the gap between populations at different socioeconomic levels with respect to their access to the Internet and communication technologies in general. In this chapter, we summarize the recent developments aimed at bridging such inequality from a technical and economic standpoint. After a preliminary discussion on alternative backhaul paradigms, we focus on space-, air-, and ground-based communication paradigms, as well as their integration. Subsequently, we discuss the affordability of these solutions, as it is primarily the economic aspect which hinders digital inclusion.

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Notes

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    As of today, there is no evidence of tethered gliders.

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    A blimp is essentially a nonrigid airship. Its shape depends on its envelope and the pressure of the lifting gas.

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    A typical example is the DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone, with power station BS60 and flight controller N3.

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Matracia, M., Rahman, A.U., Wang, R., Kishk, M.A., Alouini, MS. (2024). Bridging the Digital Divide. In: Lin, X., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Kim, J. (eds) Fundamentals of 6G Communications and Networking. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37920-8_5

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