Towards Developing a Broadband Infrastructure Dashboard Framework

Broadband mapping is used in several countries to monitor and fast track broadband deployment to ensure internet connectivity for citizens. Literature review revealed that many European countries already have implemented broadband infrastructure mapping and broadband services mapping. Studies on broadband and infrastructure mapping shows that there are four different types of broadband mapping, namely: broadband infrastructure mapping, broadband service mapping, broadband demand mapping and broadband investment and funding mapping. In this paper, a framework for developing a broadband infrastructure mapping dashboard is proposed. More specifically, three broadband infrastructure mapping frameworks are being presented, which are: interoperability framework, readiness framework and usability framework. Based on these three frameworks, we go further to present an envisaged broadband infrastructure dashboard as a prototype. Broadband infrastructure mapping is critical in closing the internet access gap in the most cost-effective manner.