Mobile connectivity has become a must in both developed and developing countries. The
ability to work with new technologies, and localise them requires appropriate testbeds. This …

This paper uses the example of the television white space (TVWS) project in Limpopo
Province of South Africa to consider benefits of TVWS technology to enable e-Learning …

Rural communities are often neglected in the rollout of communication infrastructure,
delaying or even preventing the delivery of common digital services that are now ubiquitous …

Television white spaces (TVWS) refers to vacant channels in the ultra-high frequency (UHF)
band between 470 and 690 MHz assigned for television broadcast and can be used …

This paper describes a network architecture to provide low cost last mile access and cloud
services for local content sharing in a poorly resourced township environment. We describe …

Even at the current age of sophisticated communication systems, remote rural communities
with low user density throughout the world lack broadband Internet service of good quality …

TV White Space networks are gaining momentum worldwide as an important addition to the
suite of wireless protocols available for connecting developing regions. However, there has …

The IEEE 802.22 is a standard for wireless regional area networks to opportunistically
operate in TV bands; however, sharing TV White Space (TVWS) spectrum creates a problem …

The lack of available spectrum for wireless communications is a threat to the successful
deployment of applications designed for intelligent transportation systems (ITSs). The ITS …

In this paper, we present the Sultanate of Oman's technical Television White Space (TVWS)
trial details, results, analysis and recommendations. The trial has been conducted by Oman …