- Title
- Infrastructure development: A framework for successful delivery of tower masts
- Creator
- Wana, Sivuyise Viwe
- Subject
- telecommunication
- Subject
- Mobile network
- Date Issued
- 2022-12
- Date
- 2022-12
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/60060
- Identifier
- vital:62870
- Description
- In the South African context, the demand for network connectivity as a basic human right has increased (BusinessTech, 2022). In urban areas with functioning telecommunication network coverage the demand has heightened while there is also significant growth in the demand for network connectivity in remote and rural areas such as villages, small towns, as well as peri-urban areas. The rising demand for network coverage as well as the initiative to recognise network coverage as a basic human right prompted the South African government to put a plan in place for the supply of free internet data to low-income households (BusinessTech, 2022). The main aim of the study was to investigate the need for the construction, upgrade, and installation of telecommunications tower mast infrastructure in areas of the Eastern Cape that have a great need for the services. This was achieved by analysing the various requirements and challenges that technical teams are faced with within the telecommunications sector, and in doing so, the study aimed to understand the ways in which the infrastructure gap among different socio-economic groups in the country may be closed. The findings of the study suggest that, although there is a demand for construction of new tower mast infrastructure, there is a greater need for improving the existing infrastructure. It is recommended that this may be done through initiatives aimed at protecting the existing infrastructure against vandals, ensuring rural communities are assisted in the use of funds obtained from the leasing of land, there are more stringent consequence management processes in place for individuals who mismanage resources obtained from tower mast infrastructure, and that infrastructure sharing and the upgrade of existing infrastructure is the best alternative in increasing network coverage for rural areas.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment, and Technology, 2022
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (xi, 95 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment, and Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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