Connecting the other half: Exploring options for the 50% of the population unconnected to the internet

I del Portillo, S Eiskowitz, EF Crawley… - Telecommunications …, 2021 - Elsevier
As of the end of 2019, 46.4% of the world's population does not have regular access to the
Internet. Bringing the more than 3.5 billion individuals still unconnected online is the primary …

A techno-economic framework for satellite networks applied to low earth orbit constellations: Assessing Starlink, OneWeb and Kuiper

OB Osoro, EJ Oughton - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite systems has been seen as a potential
solution for connecting remote areas where engineering terrestrial infrastructure is …

[HTML][HTML] Equitable access to satellite broadband services: Challenges and opportunities for developing countries

BA Gur, J Kulesza - Telecommunications Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Universal and meaningful digital connectivity (UMC) is crucial in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2015 …

Mobile internet from the heavens

F Khan - arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.02383, 2015 - arxiv.org
Almost two-thirds of the humankind currently does not have access to the Internet, wired or
wireless. We present a Space Internet proposal capable of providing Zetabyte/month …

The cost of connectivity 2020

B Chao, C Park - 2020 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
This report points out that consumers in the United States pay more on average for monthly
internet service than consumers abroad—especially for higher speed tiers. This year's report …

An updated comparison of four low earth orbit satellite constellation systems to provide global broadband

N Pachler, I del Portillo, EF Crawley… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Twenty years of technological improvements have raised once again the question of the
economic viability of offering Internet access from space using non-geostationary orbits …

What would it cost to connect the unconnected? Estimating global universal broadband infrastructure investment

EJ Oughton, D Amaglobeli, M Moszoro - Telecommunications Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Roughly 3 billion citizens remain offline, equating to approximately 40 percent of the global
population. Therefore, providing Internet connectivity is an essential part of the Sustainable …

'Connecting the unconnected': a critical assessment of US satellite Internet services

M Graydon, L Parks - Media, Culture & Society, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
An estimated 4 billion people worldwide still lack reliable access to the Internet, with the
majority concentrated in developing countries. It is within this context that a significant …

Closing connectivity gap: An overview of mobile coverage solutions for not-spots in rural zones

DF Cabrera-Castellanos, A Aragón-Zavala… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Access to broadband communications in different parts of the world has become a priority for
some governments and regulatory authorities around the world in recent years. Building …

The digital divide in Canada and the role of LEO satellites in bridging the gap

T Ahmmed, A Alidadi, Z Zhang… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Overcoming the digital divide in rural and remote areas has always been a big challenge for
Canada with its huge geographical area. In 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and …