It’ll connect people in Africa, Latin America, and the US.
to connect millions of people — though this will be the first time that a satellite internet company is getting involved.
The Viasat partnership will cover 5 million people in Egypt, Senegal, Angola, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as another 5 million people in Guatemala, Mexico, and the US, according to. The satellite and fixed wireless tech will be used to “reach remote areas that previously have had few, if any, options for conventional connectivity,” according to Teresa Hutson, VP of technology and corporate responsibility at the company who is quoted in the release.
Some of the partnerships that Microsoft has made through Airband in Africa and the places it’ll be expanding to with Viasat.Today’s announcement is only a small part of Microsoft’s goals for its Airband project. The company’s post says it’s aiming to provide internet access to around 250 million people by the end of 2025. It also specifies that 100 million of those people will live in Africa.
Not all of big tech’s attempts to broaden internet access have been successful. Within the past two years, both
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