The US Federal Communications Commission last month granted Elon Musk’s SpaceX permission to launch 4,425 satellites that will provide affordable high speed broadband internet to consumers.
The Starlink network will be accessible in the US and around the world – including in areas where the internet is currently unavailable or unreliable.
Facebook, Google and Microsoft all have various projects underway to deliver high speed connectivity to remote and rural areas.
It’s all part of a trend of private companies attempting to breach the digital divide and wage a battle for the global internet.
These companies aren’t obligated to operate in the interest of consumers.
But access varies significantly between industrialised nations that boast high per capita incomes, and developing nations with largely poor, rural populations.
Along with SpaceX’s constellation of small satellites, Facebook’s internet.org uses atmospheric drones to deliver internet to rural and remote areas. »
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