Broadband IoT for Digital Agriculture in Rural and Remote Areas: Field-Level Connectivity, Coverage, Throughput, and Emerging Technologies

Emmanuel U. Ogbodo, Vanessa Mendes Rennó, Luciano Leonel Mendes · 2026 · Electronics

Summary. This survey examines broadband IoT technologies for digital agriculture in rural and remote areas, addressing connectivity gaps that prevent deployment of advanced farming solutions like UAVs and computer vision. The authors analyze sensing, connectivity, computing, and control technologies—including 5G, edge computing, and satellite networks—and propose hybrid telecom architectures combining terrestrial and non-terrestrial systems. They emphasize that governments, telecom providers, and agribusiness must coordinate to reduce the rural-urban digital divide and enable data-driven farming in underserved regions.

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  title   = {Broadband IoT for Digital Agriculture in Rural and Remote Areas: Field-Level Connectivity, Coverage, Throughput, and Emerging Technologies},
  author  = {Emmanuel U. Ogbodo and Vanessa Mendes Rennó and Luciano Leonel Mendes},
  journal = {Electronics},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.3390/electronics15132908},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics15132908}
}

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DOI

10.3390/electronics15132908

Countries

Brazil

Regions

South America

Categories

agtech, broadband-and-digital, general-innovation

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2026-08-01