MUNICIPALIDAD DE CÓRDOBA

The city of Córdoba has areas with a high density of vulnerable population, with low resources. These areas do not have internet access since internet providers do not provide services there responding to low economic profitability ratio.

Consequently, the present project aims to provide internet access through LTE Band stations not licensed for point-to-point links. 

The ultimate goal is to provide the aforementioned population with free, quality internet access. The population living in vulnerable or low-income areas has mobile devices as internet access tools. However, they do not have data to access the network, and with this incorporation of technology we could mitigate the existing digital divide in these areas.

According to UNICEF, the digital divide is perpetuating the inequalities that already divide countries and communities. Children and young people from the poorest households, rural areas and the lowest income countries are falling further behind their peers and have very few opportunities to catch up. Globally, among school-age children from the richest households, 58% have an Internet connection at home, compared to only 16% from the poorest households. There is also the same disparity in the income level of the countries. Fewer than 1 in 20 school-age children in low-income countries have an Internet connection at home, compared with almost 9 in 10 in high-income countries.

The recipients of our project are vulnerable populations, with low economic resources, little or no connectivity, therefore excluded from the opportunities offered by the digital world and online public services. As there is no connectivity infrastructure in the areas, the digital divide is deepening.

Install WIFI access points that use unlicensed LTE technology to provide quality internet in areas of greater social vulnerability. So that the citizen can use it to study, look for work, provide access to public services, public transport stops, etc.

The proposal would be to reach the CPCs (Community Participation Centers) with fiber optics and from there install the 4g LTE systems, which is private to the Municipality. From these CPC it is derived with 4G to a public point (example: plaza) and in that place WIFI is shared, making a radio link with this technology.

The advantage of the aforementioned technology is that it allows you to reach places where no provider accesses. In addition, it is done through the air, where only electrical current is necessary for these LTE receivers. Finally, several places can be reached in a few days, given the simplicity of this technology.

Reducing the difference in the technological gap that we have with the populations that have a better economic situation, with those that have less. The target populations are neighborhoods or settlements that do not have the possibility of paying for internet access, so they are marginalized from everything, from access to public services, studies, even looking for work. The objective is to reduce the digital divide that prevails in the city today.

Geographically the city of Córdoba is complex. Broadband service providers do not reach the most vulnerable populations, using this technology we can get to the heart of the problem and provide Wi-Fi and connectivity to the citizen who needs it most and does not have access to it

Zones were identified in the city where the indices of unsatisfied basic needs are the highest, carrying out this project we want to reach those nerve centers. These are:

CPC ARGUELLO: 21,038 inhabitants, 447 households with UBN, 10,135 men and 10,903 women
CPC Centro Cultural San Vicente: 33,691 inhabitants, 610 households with UBN, 15,817 men and 17,874 women
CPC Villa El Libertador: 27,432 inhabitants, 637 households with UBN, 13,437 men and 13,995 women
TOTAL: 82,161 inhabitants, 1,694 households with UBN, 39,389 men and 42,772 women