Research Article
A Rural Implementation of a 52 Node Mixed Wireless Mesh Network in Macha, Zambia
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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_4, author={Jonathan Backens and Gregory Mweemba and Gertjan Stam}, title={A Rural Implementation of a 52 Node Mixed Wireless Mesh Network in Macha, Zambia}, proceedings={E-Infrastructures and E-Services on Developing Countries. First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009, Maputo, Mozambique, December 3-4, 2009. Proceedings}, proceedings_a={AFRICOMM}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={Wireless Mesh Network Rural ICT Implementation Test Case}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_4} }- Jonathan Backens
Gregory Mweemba
Gertjan Stam
Year: 2012
A Rural Implementation of a 52 Node Mixed Wireless Mesh Network in Macha, Zambia
AFRICOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_4
Abstract
In spite of increasing international and academic attention, there remains many challenges facing real world implementations of developing technologies. There has been considerable hype behind Wireless Mesh Networking as the ubiquitous solution for rural ICT in the developing world. In this paper, we present the real world rural mesh network implementation in the village of Macha, Zambia and draw both performance conclusions as well as overall experiential conclusions. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze our low cost solution and extrapolate future trends for rural ICT implementations in Zambia.
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