Expensive internet access a way of life for some
Latest press releasesMost of us take cheap internet access and communications for granted, but there are places where it would cost £50 simply to make the connection and £6.50 per minute to surf. Dr Chris Doyle, Senior Research Fellow at Warwick Business School explains.
There are some places on earth - their locations are such that they are not in close proximity to fibre optic cables and they are not in close proximity to the footprints of satellites. As a result, to communicate with those places, whether its in Antarctica, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha and other places is necessarily very expensive. Frankly there is little we can do other than recognise the fact that it is going to be expensive and for people who live in those locations to accept that it is expensive and it's a way of life.
Those who live in these remote parts of the world should look for the best way possible for their local governments, maybe with external support from agencies that may be minded to underwrite some of the cost for the provision of service but this is a very small population. The governments might think of encouraging bigger governments, who might be pre-disposed - generosity, in a sense, of providing some aid to facilitate better communications. There really isn't any other solution - there is no obvious technical solution that would dramatically reduce the cost of communications at this time
The main problem is gaining access to international networks - the gateway, this is what is particularly expensive. Unless an agency like the United Nations or other such agency would buy one of these more expensive satellite connections, internet access will otherwise remain very costly for those who live in remote regions of the world.
There are some places on earth - their locations are such that they are not in close proximity to fibre optic cables and they are not in close proximity to the footprints of satellites. As a result, to communicate with those places, whether its in Antarctica, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha and other places is necessarily very expensive. Frankly there is little we can do other than recognise the fact that it is going to be expensive and for people who live in those locations to accept that it is expensive and it's a way of life.
Those who live in these remote parts of the world should look for the best way possible for their local governments, maybe with external support from agencies that may be minded to underwrite some of the cost for the provision of service but this is a very small population. The governments might think of encouraging bigger governments, who might be pre-disposed - generosity, in a sense, of providing some aid to facilitate better communications. There really isn't any other solution - there is no obvious technical solution that would dramatically reduce the cost of communications at this time
The main problem is gaining access to international networks - the gateway, this is what is particularly expensive. Unless an agency like the United Nations or other such agency would buy one of these more expensive satellite connections, internet access will otherwise remain very costly for those who live in remote regions of the world.
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