6G : sustainable development for rural and remote communities / / Sudhir Dixit [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910568296303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 981-19-0339-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (127 pages)
• Collana: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ; ; v.416
• Disciplina: 384
• Soggetti: Sustainable development - Decision making; Rural telecommunication
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword I -- Foreword II -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- 1 Digital Divide and Its Current State -- 1.1 India -- 1.1.1 Current State -- 1.1.2 Ongoing Projects -- 1.1.3 Future Aspects -- 1.2 The World -- 1.2.1 Current State -- 1.2.2 Ongoing Projects -- 1.2.3 Future Aspects -- References -- 2 Key Considerations to Achieve 5G and B5G Connectivity in Rural Areas -- 2.1 Users' Perspective -- 2.1.1 Affordability -- 2.1.2 Ease-of-Use -- 2.1.3 Security -- 2.1.4 Services and Applications -- 2.2 Operators' Perspective -- 2.2.1 Power Issues -- 2.2.2 Interference -- 2.2.3 Maintenance -- 2.2.4 Resilience -- 2.2.5 Risk -- 2.2.6 Scalability -- References -- 3 Technology Drivers for 6G -- 3.1 Wireless Technology -- 3.1.1 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) -- 3.1.2 TV White Space -- 3.1.3 mmWave -- 3.1.4 Beamforming -- 3.1.5 Spectrum Refarming -- 3.2 Fiber Optics -- 3.2.1 Leveraging the Deployed Optical Fiber Network -- 3.2.2 Exploiting the Power Distribution Network -- 3.3 Technologies for Human-Computer Interaction -- 3.3.1 Users in Rural Regions and the Associated Challenges -- 3.3.2 Touch and Display -- 3.3.3 Speech and Gesture-Based Inputs -- 3.3.4 HCI for People with Disability -- 3.3.5 HCI for Children -- 3.3.6 Consideration for Elderly Population -- 3.3.7 Summary -- 3.4 Security -- 3.4.1 Biometric Authentication -- 3.5 Data Storage -- 3.5.1 Cloud Storage -- ; 3.5.2 Edge Storage -- References -- 4 Systems Architecture and Major Global Initiatives -- 4.1 Architecture for Connectivity in Rural Regions -- 4.1.1 Remote Regions with no Infrastructure -- 4.1.2 Regions with Limited Infrastructure -- 4.2 Architectures for Enabling Affordable Service Provisioning in Rural Regions -- 4.3 Global Initiatives for Rural and Remote Connectivity -- 4.3.1 6G Flagship -- 4.3.2 Basic Internet Foundation.; 4.3.3 Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development -- 4.3.4 IEEE International Network Generations Roadmap -- 4.3.5 Wireless World Research Forum -- 4.3.6 World Bank Digital Development Initiative -- 4.3.7 Internet Society-Wireless for Communities -- 4.3.8 SMART Africa -- 4.3.9 Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development -- References -- 5 Techno-economic Challenges -- 5.1 Economic Estimates for Future Communication Technologies -- 5.1.1 Quantum Communication Technology -- 5.2 CAPEX -- 5.3 OPEX -- 5.4 Micro-operator Ecosystem -- 5.4.1 Sustainability -- 5.4.2 Profitability -- 5.5 Licenses and Permissions -- References -- 6 Future Challenges -- 6.1 Differentiated Service -- 6.2 Demand Forecasting -- 6.2.1 Urbanization -- 6.2.2 First Responder Services -- 6.3 Technology Migration -- 6.3.1 Wireless -- 6.3.2 Fiber Optics -- 6.4 Haptic Technology -- 6.5 Socio-cultural Aspects -- References.