AsthaNet: co-creating network solution for socio-economic development of disconnected communities. (4th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kabir, K. Habibul; Khan, Ashraful Alam; Ahmed, Ashir; Sasabe, Masahiro; Kabir, Khondaker Hasibul
• Is Part Of: International journal of humanitarian technology. Volume 1:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 172
• Page End: 209
• Publication Date: 2021-01-04
• Subjects: delay tolerant network -- DTN -- message ferry -- internet of things -- IoT -- localised contents -- people's empowerment -- knowledge society -- content delivery networking -- CDN -- community development
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-6549

Abstract

We co-create networking solutions, called AsthaNet, to connect disconnected rural communities with global resources. AsthaNet combines a bundle of modern technologies, e.g., variant of ferry-assisted-delay tolerant network (DTN) with TCP/IP, content delivery network (CDN), disconnected internet of things (IoT), etc. AsthaNet provides autonomous solutions to serve information demand, which re-invents networking among rural communities (especially technically-less sound people) to enjoy quality localised contents with different dialects/accents. For socio-economic development of these communities through humanitarian technology, AsthaNet adopts the concepts of people's empowerment of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, and people's development as freedom of Amartya Sen. As a result of this humanitarian technology-based development, AsthaNet becomes the perfect blend of knowledge society to connect the disconnected rural communities to develop with freedom to empower.