Uso de Rede de Telefonia Celular Comunitária para Inclusão Social e Digital na Amazônia

Lauro Castro, Giovanni Leão, Emerson Oliveira, Francisco C. B. F. Müller, Aldebaro Klautau, Marcus Dias

DOI: 10.14209/sbrt.2019.1570559156

Evento: XXXVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de Sinais (SBrT2019)

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Abstract

Community networks deployment is one of several worldwide efforts to reduce the digital divide. Most of these networks rely entirely on IEEE 802.11 (WiFi). In this work, the authors describe the application of an international cellular telephone network (2G-GSM) operating on licensed spectrum and capable of using regular cellphones to provide social and digital inclusion in a community in the Amazon forest. The contribution a functional network, based on open source technologies, which is used to foster research on the impact on the community.

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