Eliminating the US rural broadband gap Microsoft has developed a strategic approach that brings together private and public-sector organizations to help address the needs of millions of people who live in rural America and lack access to broadband. Closing the global digital divide The Microsoft Airband Initiative partners with internet service providers that are using a mix of technologies to close the rural broadband gap. This includes TV white spaces, which provides an economical wireless solution for rural areas. To deliver cost effective broadband access to rural areas, network operators must leverage a mix of technologies like TV White Spaces, fixed wireless, and satellite coverage. This technology model can reduce both the initial capital and the ongoing operating costs of broadband networks. Microsoft The FCC defines broadband as internet with fixed download speeds of 25 megabits per second and upload speeds of 3 megabits per second.
28 May 2019 And in rural America, more than 19 million people still do not have access to broadband. Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for a 5 Mar 2020 Halfway through its 5-year rural broadband project, Microsoft said its Airband Initiative is now in 25 states and Puerto Rico. 19 Sep 2019 Live. Microsoft: Large swaths of rural America will soon get high-speed broadband Microsoft contributes its 'TV white space' tech to the FCC's
12 Jul 2017 The software giant wants to help the 23 million rural-living Americans get broadband services by 2022. 5 Oct 2017 Microsoft announced Thursday it is teaming up with communities in six states to to invest in technology and related jobs in rural and smaller 24 Jul 2018 Why it matters: After years about talking up the notion of bringing broadband to rural america via gaps in the TV airwaves, Microsoft has struck a 3 Jan 2018 News about Microsoft's new rural broadband initiative, called Connect America Now. Will CAN bring high-speed Internet to your region?
16 Jul 2017 Microsoft has announced a new initiative aimed at eliminating the rural digital divide by bringing broadband Internet connectivity to two million
The broadband gap is a solvable issue At Microsoft we believe this is an urgent national problem that can and must be solved. In the summer of 2017 we called for a national effort and set an ambitious goal — to eliminate the country’s rural broadband gap by July 4, 2022. Rural Broadband We partner with internet providers and hardware manufacturers to make affordable broadband access a reality for communities around the world to help eliminate the rural broadband gap. Microsoft believes the U.S. can bring broadband coverage to rural areas within this time frame, based on a strategic approach that combines private sector capital investments in new technologies and affordable public sector support. Microsoft further believes that other countries can similarly bring broadband coverage to their rural areas over time. Microsoft’s Rural Airband Initiative will invest in partnerships with telecommunications companies with the goal of bringing broadband connectivity to 2 million people in rural America by 2022. We and our partners will have at least 12 projects up and running in 12 states in the next 12 months. To deliver cost effective broadband access to rural areas, network operators must leverage a mix of technologies like TV White Spaces, fixed wireless, and satellite coverage. This technology model can reduce both the initial capital and the ongoing operating costs of broadband networks. Microsoft