IEEE Centro-Norte Brazil, Telecommunications in Rural Brazil

With the rapid advancement of telecommunications, it’s hard to believe many communities around the world do not have any cellular or internet access. However, that is the reality in the small agricultural town of Itabocal in north-eastern Brazil. Brenda Vilas Boaz...

Empowering the Hearing Impaired: CasTalk

In Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India, students blended technologies to empower people with hearing disabilities to have “casual” conversations with those who can hear.  The IEEE Student Branch at the National Engineering College in Kovilpatti is used their EPICS...