Researchers are proposing a new solution that uses high-performance directional antennas, propagation modeling applications and spectrum-sensing.
"New network access protocols need to be developed, so that these advances may be achieved without affecting available communications standards and systems," said Magdy F. Iskander, director of HCAC, told Phys.org. "Our solution represents a bold new concept for integrating these new capabilities to support customers in low-density regions."
The grant will fund three years of research and allow the team to develop a prototype that will be tested in rural areas of the state.
