Space and aerial architectures to expand global connectivity

Currently, 46.4% of the world's population does not have access to the Internet. Bringing the more than 3.5 billion individuals still unconnected online is the primary goal for multiple international organizations, including the ITU and the UN Broadband Commission. In the last ten years, there has been steady growth in the number of Internet users (around 200 - 300 million per year), but this has been considered insufficient to meet the target of having 60% of the world's population be connected by the end of 2020 (as set in Resolution 200 - Connect 2020 Agenda for Global Telecommunication/ ICT Development). Besides, even more ambitious targets (75% of the world's population connected) have been proposed for 2025. Two important barriers that restrict connectivity are the lack of infrastructure and affordability.

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Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Del Portillo Barrios, Iñigo.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Edward F. Crawley.

• Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128309

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