India bets on satellite broadband to bridge rural digital divide
In rural parts of the country only about 38% of the population is connected to the internet.
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In rural parts of the country only about 38% of the population is connected to the internet.
There are currently more than 800 million internet subscribers in India, yet in rural parts of the country, only about 38% of the population is connected to the internet.
The government has made universal broadband a priority under its Digital India programme to improve governance through technology, with projects such as the Bharat Net rural broadband project.
Billionaires Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani are among those competing to provide satellite broadband, seen as most viable way to boost internet access in rural India
The day started well for Sayi Gharat. The 9-year-old schoolgirl managed to connect easily to her online science class, as she sat on a daybed in her grandmother’s home in western India.