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Architecture of WiFi Based Broadcast Network for Rural Community

Keywords: Broadband, Broadcast, Rural Propagation, WiFi, Communication, Propagation Model

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 35 ,  Issue 2

JUMSHED  AKHTAR , NOOR MUHAMMAD  SHEIKH , SYED AUN  ABBAS ,

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