Facebook is
now set to launch internet.org which is an initiative to provide internet access
to those who don't have. In India through a tie-up with the Reliance
Communications, it was announced by two people familiar with the development
that.
India's fourth largest mobile operator and the social media have called a joint press conference in Mumbai. It sad, "one launch that will make a billion dreams take off".
The launch of internet.org mobile
application exclusively for Reliance Communications users will provide basic internet
services in categories such as education, health,
jobs, communication, and local information and that to free of cost.
The companies were declined to say that the Anil Ambani’s owned company, having
around 60 million subscribers, don't use data services. So hopefully many such customers will opt for data services
once introduced to the internet by the free-of-charge experience. Internet.org
is basically a partnership between six mobile and technology companies and
Facebook. The companies include Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia,
MediaTek, Qualcomm and the Opera Software, launched in August 2013. These
companies along with facebook has already connected Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Kenya
and Colombia. Though, Facebook partnered Airtel which is India's top mobile
operator, to launch the internet.org app in Zambia, Ghana and Kenya. After the US and Canada, India is the third largest market, which uses Facebook
with 112 million monthly active subscribers.
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The internet.org project has basically three parts, they are internet.org app
that provides free basic Internet services to mobile users and helps them to
embrace data, the innovation lab that duplicates network conditions in remote
areas for app developers so that they can test whether their solutions would
work in the areas with low bandwidth and, the connectivity lab to help increase
connectivity for unconnected populations with the help of lasers, satellites
and drones.
This
project will prove very helpful for people without internet connection and help
in providing a huge population with the assistance of internet.