1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
5 Conventions
6 Framework of the Recommendation
6.1 General requirements for low-cost sustainable
telecommunications infrastructure for rural communications in developing
countries
7 Metrics for low-cost sustainable telecommunications infrastructure for
rural communications in developing countries
7.1 Cost
7.2 Energy consumption/Energy efficiency
7.3 Geographical coverage area
7.4 Population coverage/Number of subscribers served
7.5 Capacity
7.6 Power feeding points
7.7 Availability/mean time between failures
7.8 Protection against environmental impacts (system lifetime)
7.9 Scalability
7.10 Skills requirements
Appendix I – Examples of metrics from developing countries
I.1 Affordability requirements for optical cables for direct
surface application (Examples)
I.2 Cost of civil works for conventional optical cables, examples
I.3 Cost of civil works for the cables for direct surface
application
I.4 An example of the cost of wireless system (equipment and civil
works, developed country, 2007)
I.5 Reliability requirement
I.6 Transmission capacity requirement
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