There are many initiatives to try and expand the level of internet access to the non-served or under-served areas. I recently was able to upgrade to 1gbs internet service at home, but there are many rural places in the US that have no, or limited access to internet services today
Microsoft
Microsoft has been working on their white space technology to try to bring broadband to the more rural areas worldwide -
- http://whitespaces.microsoftspectrum.com/
- https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/07/10/rural-broadband-strategy-connecting-rural-america-new-opportunities/
- https://www.geekwire.com/2018/microsoft-forms-coalition-bring-high-speed-internet-rural-communities/
- https://www.geekwire.com/2018/microsoft-forms-coalition-bring-high-speed-internet-rural-communities/
Goole has Project Loon looking to bring internet access to remote areas.
Airborne Wireless Network (AWN)
They have plans to utilize commercial planes in the sky to create a worldwide mesh network to provide internet access
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