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Digital Gap Reduction with Wireless Networks in Rural Areas of Tosagua Town

Abstract:

Access to information and communication technologies in rural areas of Ecuador in Manabí Province is limited, which is an obstacle to the development and quality of life of its inhabitants, ranging from the high cost of investment in the infrastructure, low population density, and little interest from the authorities generated by its location, up to the difficulties of access to connectivity. The Wireless Network Implementation currently has benefited more than 250 houses whose population is engaged in agriculture and livestock, allowing them to have Internet access. The applied methodology is V-cycle, with 10 access points distributed in the two rural parishes that were implemented in the town. To validate the operation, the infrastructure was tested and that its response times were adequate. A survey was conducted with 95% confidence and a margin of error of 7% to the inhabitants of rural communities for which they use the internet where 45.26% for education and learning, 36.84% for social networks, and 17.89% do it to search for jobs and information. In addition to this 90% of the respondents make daily use of the internet, which shows that the project is well received in the communities.