Diseño de conectividad y red comunitaria de bajo costo para el sector Ambatillo

Abstract

Abstract: In Ecuador, telecommunications coverage is focused on cities, provincial capitals and cantons. However, there are small communities that by their nature do not offer sufficient conditions to generate a return on investment to be served by public or private companies. Ambatillo has approximately 5,200 inhabitants and is located in the western Andes, with an area of 12.89 km2 and an altitude between 2,808 and 4,100 meters above sea level. The inhabitants of the parish have little or no access to connectivity, and their main connection is through cell phone operators, which is expensive. The objective of the Curricular Integration Project is to develop a proposal for Internet connectivity that takes into consideration the social, technological, topographical and climatic characteristics of the sector under study. The Engineering Design methodology was used for the development of the project. It was concluded that, through the analysis of different cash flow scenarios based on data collected from the community, it is feasible to implement a low-cost community network with Ubiquiti equipment.