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An in-depth study of the ICT ecosystem in a South African rural community: unveiling expenditure and communication patterns
(Routledge, 2016)
There is no doubt of the contributions made by mobile phones and mobile network operators in increasing access to communications in rural areas of developing countries. Yet how affordable is this ubiquitous access in such ...
Co-designing a billing system for voice services in rural South Africa: Lessons learned
(ACM, 2014)
Access to information and communication technologies re- mains una ordable for many in rural areas despite recent progress in providing voice services to remote communities. The sustainability of alternative technical ...
A participatory design for a billing system: A South African case study of a community based telephony system
(ACM, 2014)
This paper describes the role participatory design can play in developing and implementing an information and communication technology for development project in a rural area. It shows how the process of co-designing an ...
Optimisation of SlotTime for a single-radio Mid-Range Multi-hop Wireless Mesh Network
(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 ...
Local ownership, exercise of ownership and moving from passive to active entitlement: a practice-led inquiry on a rural community network
(CCIRDT, 2015)
In this paper, we aim to shed light on local ownership from a double practical and
theoretical perspective, and examine its meaning as well as the factors that are bound to
influence its development in community based ...
A mobile platform traffic generator for network performance evaluation
(Telkom, 2013)
This work in progress paper presents an overview of the development of an efficient and accurate mobile traffic generator based on an open source computer-based traffic generator software. A high performance mobile traffic ...
Gender and participation: critical reflection on Zenzeleni Networks in Mankosi, South Africa
(ACM, 2016-11-25)
This paper unveils the complexity of gender dynamics by reflecting on lessons learned in Zenzeleni Networks and provides a different perspective to notions of “participation” by asking “who participates and how?” The paper ...
Evaluating energy consumption on low-end smartphones
(2015)
The relationship between battery consumption in
smartphones and the usage statistics of a phone is direct. Modern
smartphones, even low-end, are equipped with multiple wireless
technologies, e.g. GSM, 3G, WiFi and ...
Investigating battery consumption in low- end smartphones: preliminary results
(International Information Management Corporation, 2017)
Due to lack of electricity in the rural communities of Africa, users often
have to incur extra expense on recharging their mobile phones. The limited battery
capacities of low-end smartphones, therefore, present a barrier ...
Socio-economic aspects of voice-over-IP technology in rural SA
(Telkom, 2012)
This paper describes work in progress towards developing a business case and preliminary design for an 802.11-based mesh network in the remote rural community of Mankosi in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Aside ...