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A 6G White Paper on Connectivity for Remote Areas
In many places all over the world rural and remote areas lack proper
connectivity that has led to increasing digital divide. These areas might have
low population density, low incomes, etc., making them less attractive places
to invest and operate connectivity networks. 6G could be the first mobile radio
generation truly aiming to close the digital divide. However, in order to do
so, special requirements and challenges have to be considered since the
beginning of the design process. The aim of this white paper is to discuss
requirements and challenges and point out related, identified research topics
that have to be solved in 6G. This white paper first provides a generic
discussion, shows some facts and discusses targets set in international bodies
related to rural and remote connectivity and digital divide. Then the paper
digs into technical details, i.e., into a solutions space. Each technical
section ends with a discussion and then highlights identified 6G challenges and
research ideas as a list.Comment: A 6G white paper, 17 page
6G to Take the Digital Divide by Storm: Key Technologies and Trends to Bridge the Gap
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has shed light on the urgency of bridging the digital
divide to guarantee equity in the fruition of different services by all citizens. The inability to access
the digital world may be due to a lack of network infrastructure, which we refer to as service-delivery
divide, or to the physical conditions, handicaps, age, or digital illiteracy of the citizens, that is
mentioned as service-fruition divide. In this paper, we discuss the way how future sixth-generation
(6G) systems can remedy actual limitations in the realization of a truly digital world. Hence, we
introduce the key technologies for bridging the digital gap and show how they can work in two
use cases of particular importance, namely eHealth and education, where digital inequalities have
been dramatically augmented by the pandemic. Finally, considerations about the socio-economical
impacts of future 6G solutions are drawn
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