Reviews of possible telecommunication services that can be deployed in the rural areas
are highlighted. These services range from narrowband to broadband. The aim of these
services is to target rural Kwazulu-Natal areas that are without or with limited
telecommunications infrastructure.
Policies that govern telecommunications in South Africa are also reviewed with emphasis
on Universal Service Obligation. The importance of telecommunications infrastructure in
rural areas is also reviewed to the benefit of Kwazulu-Natal.
FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, VSAT, MMDS and MVDS are compared for a possible use in
rural areas. Cost comparison of GSM and CDMA is conducted with emphasis on fade
margin, path loss and penetration rate.
CDMA system design and coverage areas are discussed for rural KwaZulu-Natal. Lastly
bit error rate graphs and power control algorithms are presented for Kwazulu-Natal
scenario. / Thesis (M.Sc.Eng.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/8997 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Rasello, Poloko Freddy. |
| Contributors | Afullo, Thomas Joachim Odhiambo. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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