@inproceedings{c89bdb0d41de4c70a5fcb3696195f7bd,
title = "Demo: Connecting the Unconnected Using FM Radio",
abstract = "According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), about 33% of the world's population does not have access to the Internet as of 2023. This lack of connectivity deprives people of educational and employment opportunities and limits their access to important information and services. This can include medical information, global and regional news, and educational material covering virtually every subject. Recent initiatives to {"}connect the unconnected{"}have either failed or are characterized by exorbitant costs that are unsustainable for users in developing regions. To overcome these problems, we developed SONIC, a novel connectivity solution that utilizes AM/FM radio to deliver pre-rendered webpages. This amplifies the accessibility of the internet, as the radio network is widely available, even in developing countries. This demo shows a proof of concept of SONIC which shows promising early results.",
keywords = "developing regions, FM radio, world wide web",
author = "Ayush Pandey and Rohail Asim and Matteo Varvello and Yasir Zaki",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM.; 2024 SIGCOMM Poster and Demo Sessions, SIGCOMM Posters and Demos 2024 ; Conference date: 04-08-2024 Through 08-08-2024",
year = "2024",
month = aug,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1145/3672202.3673750",
language = "English (US)",
series = "SIGCOMM Posters and Demos 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 SIGCOMM Poster and Demo Sessions, Part of: SIGCOMM 2024",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
pages = "125--126",
booktitle = "SIGCOMM Posters and Demos 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 SIGCOMM Poster and Demo Sessions, Part of",
}