[VIDEO] Zuckerberg Uses this Video to Explain Why He Wants Everyone to Have Internet
Most of us take the Internet for granted. But think about what Internet access would mean to 5 billion people who don't currently have it.
By jacqteo — 22 Aug 2013, 09:53 AM — Updated about 11 years ago
Mark Zuckerberg launches plan to connect entire world to Internet
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., last March. On Wednesday, Mr. Zuckerberg announced his company's intentions to get more of the world's 7 billion people online through Internet.org, a partnership with some of the world’s largest mobile technology companies. Jeff Chiu/AP/File
Image via csmonitor.comFacebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that his social networking empire will be teaming up with six high tech and mobile companies to bring Internet access to the masses.
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By launching Internet.org, Facebook, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm, and Samsung are setting out to help the remaining two-thirds of the world’s population get online so that they can have “the same opportunities" that "the connected third of the world has today.”
forbes.comIn a press release posted to Facebook, Zuckerberg argued that the motivation for helping expand global access to the Internet was not simply in the best interest of the companies involved.
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The focus of the new plan will be on lowering cost of access through projects such as low-cost smartphones and working with mobile operators to deploy Internet connectivity in under-served communities.
Facebook and partners also plan to reduce data usage by apps and other services through data compression tools, networks that handle data more efficiently, systems that better cache data and frameworks for apps to reduce data usage.
seattletimes.comThe initiative will also aim at localization of content and services through partnerships and also creating sustainable business models for delivery of Internet at affordable prices, with incentives for operators, device makers, developers and other businesses
cnn.comThe Internet.org website is now up and running providing an overview of the initiative's mission and goals. It will feature the latest news on the project's activities as well as interviews with technology leaders and experts.
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The Open Compute Project, for example, is working on an open network switch design for Internet data centers, Zuckerberg wrote.
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Facebook had 699 million daily active users on an average in June this year, and about 80 percent of these came outside the U.S. and Canada, indicating large opportunities for the company in developing markets.
INFOGRAPHIC: How many people in the world are connected to the internet? (Click image for full infographic)
This infographic provides statistical data for internet usage around the world. It provides information for how many people across the world are connected to the internet, using broadband and have internet on their mobile phones. The data shows that people are now connected more than ever.
Image via netdna-cdn.comINFOGRAPHIC: The evolution of the internet. How did it all start? (Click image for full infographic)
The internet came as result of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, in the early 1960s. From a simple military project the internet has evolved to become a human necessity.
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