Browsing Faculty of Natural Sciences by Author "Simo-Reigadas, Javier"

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    • Experiences, challenges and lessons from rolling out a rural WiFi mesh network 

      Rey-Moreno, Carlos; Tucker, William David; Bidwell, Nicola J.; Roro, Zukile; Siya, Masbulele Jay; Simo-Reigadas, Javier (ACM, 2013)
      The DEV community knows that technology interventions involve consideration of social and environmental factors as much as technical ones. This is particularly true for the introduction of communications infrastructure in ...

    • Optimisation of SlotTime for a single-radio Mid-Range Multi-hop Wireless Mesh Network 

      Rey-Moreno, Carlos; Tucker, William David; Simo-Reigadas, Javier (Telkom SA, 2014)
      This paper presents the business context and results of an optimisation exercise for a single-radio mid-range multi-hop wireless mesh network for the provision of VoIP services. This WiFi mesh network physically covers 30 ...

    • Towards a sustainable business model for rural telephony 

      Rey-Moreno, Carlos; Roro, Zukile; Siya, Masbulele Jay; Simo-Reigadas, Javier; Bidwell, Nicola J.; Tucker, William David (Telkom, 2012)
      This paper presents the work done thus far towards designing a sustainable business model for rural telephony in the community of Mankosi, located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The pillars of the model are ...

    • Tuning a mid-range rural WiFi-based mesh network 

      Rey-Moreno, Carlos; Tucker, William David; Simo-Reigadas, Javier (ACM, 2013)
      Little is known about how mid-range, or several km, dis- tances a ect multipoint-to-multipoint links when single ra- dio nodes with omnidirectional antennas are used. In this poster, a real network with these characteristics ...