"How can benefits of 4G mobile connectivity be monetised for areas where very few people live? Are there international examples, such as national parks from across the world, that are comparable?"
Background
BDUK wishes to develop a stronger evidence base around the telecoms market and how it functions at a national level. In these markets, BDUK is interested in increasing understanding of infrastructure planning and decision making, as well as how infrastructure maintenance can be ensured in the long term.
BDUK would like more insight into the barriers to delivery of gigabit and mobile roll-out across the UK and what technological innovations may assist in this. International comparisons for gigabit and mobile connectivity roll out would also be beneficial.
Cutting across all programmes, BDUK wants to understand more about the impacts of fixed and mobile connectivity, specifically how greater connectivity benefits businesses, residents, and public sector organisations. In addition, BDUK also needs more evidence on the behavioural changes connectivity makes to residents and businesses which have been connected, and the wider impacts this may have.
Lastly, BDUK is interested in more evidence on the environmental impact of its work.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Last mile broadband for rural UK via Integrated Access Backhaul
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Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the monetization of 4G mobile connectivity in rural areas and provides a solution for extending coverage to such regions.
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Green Heterogeneous Networks
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The project discusses energy efficiency in mobile networks, which is partially relevant to the question of monetizing 4G connectivity in remote areas.
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Seamless and Adaptive Wireless Access for Efficient Future Networks (SERAN)
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Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the challenges faced by mobile operators in improving their networks, which is partially relevant to the question of monetizing 4G connectivity in remote areas.