Type of Resource:
Conference paper

Year of Publication:
2017

Indicators:
- Outcomes and Impacts
- Solutions or Strategies
- Trends


Themes:
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use

Author(s): David L. Johnson and Gertjan van Stam

Challenges: Network protocols and applications have mostly been developed in and for a Western context and usually have an embedded set of assumptions about network performance and availability. Impacts/Outcomes: web-browsing, cloud-based services, live voice and video over IP, desktop applications and software updates often fail or perform poorly in (rural) areas of Southern Africa. Solutions: Africa-based engineering research to ensure that future network protocols and applications are context-sensitive, adaptive and truly global.

URL
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-66742-3_31

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Study Quality
High