Broadband and rural areas in the EU: From technology to applications and use

Preston, Paschal; Cawley, Anthony; Metykova, Monika

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2007.04.003

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“…The European society is aging which is especially noticeable in rural areasyoung people in search of better opportunities leave their hometowns. This results are, on one hand the slow depopulation of these areas (less reason to invest in infrastructure -difficult material access) and on the other -the remaining older generation usually shows a lower level of Internet adaption (both due to the lack of need as well as a lower level of qualifications needed to use ICT) (Preston, Cawley, Metykova, 2007).…”

Section: Rural Digital Divide In the European Unionmentioning

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The issue of digital divide in rural areas of the European Union

Kos-Łabędowicz

2017

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Summary. The increasingly popular use of ICT in different areas of life results in changes of the situations of individuals and entities. However, along with the new possibilities of socioeconomic development, come new risks related to the rise of a new type of inequalities. One of such threats is the digital divide or -in other words -the lack of equal access to the opportunities offered by the Internet and other ICT. The phenomenon of the digital divide applies to both individuals and areas or even countries. The aim of this paper is to introduce the digital divide and the factors influencing the lack of digital convergence with particular emphasis on rural areas of the European Union. In EU's rural areas there is an additional hindrance to achieving digital convergence similar to the urban areas -that is the aging of the population and the progressive depopulation of the countryside.

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Section: Rural Digital Divide In the European Unionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The issue of digital divide in rural areas of the European Union

Kos-Łabędowicz

2017

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“…Based on the results of analyses of broadband application levels, as well as on the results of analyses of broadband access techno-economic aspects, it is possible to propose the most suitable broadband access solutions and strategies for enhancing broadband adoption in rural areas [16]. Hence, understanding the broadband adoption process is essential.…”

Section: Rural Broadbandmentioning

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Broadband ecosystem elements in techno-economic modelling and analysing of broadband access solutions for rural areas

2016

Teh. vjesn.

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Original scientific paper Encouraged by broadband development initiatives and strategies that aim at the reduction of the existing digital divide between rural and urban European areas by the year 2020, the current situation in the case study of Croatian rural broadband market is analysed, and the possibilities for further broadband Internet access implementation in rural areas are highlighted in the paper within the context of broadband ecosystem elements analysis. Furthermore, in order to address the exisiting digital divide problem, an extended techno-economic modelling process for rural broadband Internet access implementation analyses is proposed. The proposed additional part of model serves as an upgrade for the standard techno-economic models and allows a detailed analysis of the specificities of different rural areas, based on the available data. Finally, the efficiency of the proposed model's application when choosing the best business strategies for different fixed and mobile, wired and wireless broadband access solutions in rural areas is presented. Keywords: broadband ecosystem; broadband implementation; rural broadband access; techno-economic modelling Elementi širokopojasnog ekosustava pri tehno-ekonomskom modeliranju i analiziranju širokopojasnih pristupnih rješenja za ruralna područjaIzvorni znanstveni članak S obzirom na postojeće razvojne inicijative i strategije čiji je cilj smanjenje postojećeg digitalnog jaza između europskih ruralnih i urbanih područja do 2020. godine, u radu je provedena analiza trenutnog stanja na tržištu širokopojasnog Interneta na primjeru hrvatskih ruralnih područja te su navedene mogućnosti daljnje implementacije širokopojasnih pristupnih rješenja u ruralna područja u kontekstu analize elemenata širokopojasnog ekosustava. Nadalje, u cilju rješavanja postojećeg problema digitalnog jaza, pri analizama načina implementacije širokopojasnih pristupnih rješenja u ruralnim područjima predložena je primjena proširenog tehno-ekonomskog modeliranja. Navedeno proširenje nadograđuje standardne modele, a omogućuje

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“…Pengukuran ketersediaan broadband (sebagai lawan dari adopsi) memperlihatkan dampak yang tidak signifikan, menunjukkan bahwa kebijakan broadband kedepannya harus lebih berorientasi pada permintaan. (Preston, Cawley, & Metykova, 2007) Penelitian ini membahas mengenai kecenderungan dan isu kebijakan yang berhubungan dengan kesuksesan broadband dan penggunaannya di daerah perdesaan di negara-negara anggota Uni Eropa. Penemuan yang menarik akhir-akhir ini adalah proyek beberapa negara fokus pada kebijakan broadband untuk perluasan penggunaan broadband di Uni Eropa.…”

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Strategi pencapaian pelanggan mobile broadband di daerah perdesaan tahun 2019 (The strategy of mobile broadband subscriber achievement in rural areas in 2019)

Wahyuningsih¹,

Kusumawati²

2015

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Broadband and rural areas in the EU: From technology to applications and use

Cited by 50 publications

References 12 publications

The issue of digital divide in rural areas of the European Union

The issue of digital divide in rural areas of the European Union

Broadband ecosystem elements in techno-economic modelling and analysing of broadband access solutions for rural areas

Strategi pencapaian pelanggan mobile broadband di daerah perdesaan tahun 2019 (The strategy of mobile broadband subscriber achievement in rural areas in 2019)

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