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Towards Next Generation Immersive Applications in 5G Environments
Rohail Asim, Ankit Bhardwaj, Lakshmi Suramanian +1
The Multi-user Immersive Reality (MIR) landscape is evolving rapidly, with applications spanning virtual collaboration, entertainment, and training. However, wireless network limit…
SONIC: Cost-Effective Web Access for Developing Countries
Ayush Pandey, Rohail Asim, Jean Louis K. E. Fendji +3
Over 2.6 billion people remain without access to the Internet in 2025. This phenomenon is especially pronounced in developing regions, where cost and infrastructure limitations are…
MAML: Towards a Faster Web in Developing Regions
Ayush Pandey, Matteo Varvello, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed +3
The web experience in developing regions remains subpar, primarily due to the growing complexity of modern webpages and insufficient optimization by content providers. Users in the…
Evaluating the Efficacy of Next.js: A Comparative Analysis with React.js on Performance, SEO, and Global Network Equity
Swostik Pati, Yasir Zaki
This paper investigates the efficacy of Next.js as a framework addressing the challenges posed by React.js, particularly in performance, SEO, and equitable web accessibility. By co…
The GAIUS Experience: Powering a Hyperlocal Mobile Web for Communities in Emerging Regions
Rohail Asim, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Arko Chatterjee +3
Despite increasing mobile Internet penetration in developing regions, mobile users continue to experience a poor web experience due to two key factors: (i) lack of locally relevant…
Challenges and Opportunities for Global Cellular Connectivity
Viktoria Vomhoff, Hyunseok Daniel Jang, Matteo Varvello +4
Traditional cellular service was designed for global connectivity, but business and logistical constraints led to its fragmentation, with deployments limited to individual countrie…
Unraveling the Airalo Ecosystem
Hyunseok Daniel Jang, Matteo Varvello, Andra Lutu +1
In recent years, we have witnessed myriad flavours of Mobile Network Aggregators (MNAs) which exploit the coverage footprint of a handful of base operators to provide global mobile…
SONIC: Connect the Unconnected via FM Radio & SMS
Ayush Pandey, Rohail Asim, Khalid Mengal +2
As of 2022, about 2.78 billion people in developing countries do not have access to the Internet. Lack of Internet access hinders economic growth, educational opportunities, and ac…
Dissecting the Performance of Satellite Network Operators
Aravindh Raman, Matteo Varvello, Hyunseok Chang +2
The rapid growth of satellite network operators (SNOs) has revolutionized broadband communications, enabling global connectivity and bridging the digital divide. As these networks…
A Worldwide Look Into Mobile Access Networks Through the Eyes of AmiGos
Matteo Varvello, Yasir Zaki
How does the mobile experience compare between Germany and Nigeria? There is currently no public data or test-bed to provide an answer to this question. This is because deploying a…
ZEUS: An Experimental Toolkit for Evaluating Congestion Control Algorithms in 5G Environments
Rohail Asim, Muhammad Khan, Luis Diez +4
As global cellular networks converge to 5G, one question lingers: Are we ready for the 5G challenge? A growing concern surrounds how well do existing congestion control algorithms…
The case for model-driven interpretability of delay-based congestion control protocols
Muhammad Khan, Yasir Zaki, Shiva Iyer +5
Analyzing and interpreting the exact behavior of new delay-based congestion control protocols with complex non-linear control loops is exceptionally difficult in highly variable ne…