Diseño e implementación de una red WISP para interconectar tres sectores rurales en la Provincia de Bolívar, Cantón Guaranda, parroquia Simiatug.

Abstract

This thesis addresses the problem of lack of internet access in several communities of the Simiatug parish, located in the province of Bolívar, Ecuador. In the current context of digital transformation driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation agenda of the Ecuadorian government, access to the Internet service has become a fundamental necessity for the educational, social and economic development of communities, especially in rural areas, for this reason, the objective is to implement a WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) network. The implementation of the WISP network was carried out through a technical field study collecting several geographical points, the network design was carried out which will consist of a central tower connected to secondary towers that allowed through point-to-point links to connect the three rural areas of Simiatug. Adequate radio frequencies, sector antennas and redundant links were used to guarantee optimal coverage, minimal interference, ensuring service continuity. Field tests were carried out in the three rural sectors interconnected through PTP radio link, Cochaloma, Cutahua and Mindina, obtaining latencies to Google servers of a maximum of 17 to 24 ms. The WISP network implemented in the Simiatug Parish allows the community to be part of the digital transformation, it is expected that this project will contribute to the population to reduce the technological gaps and promote social and digital inclusion of the community. Keywords: WISP, Rural Connectivity, Digital divide, Simiatug.