Airband projects have brought internet access to 6 million people in Colombia. Photograph: Colombian Ministry of ICT. The initiative is having an impact. In Colombia, for example, a small project in ...

Microsoft’s Airband Initiative is working with communities to create public-private partnerships to secure “last mile connectivity” in hard-to-reach, underserved areas around the globe and ...

Specifically, said Ruley in a CRN.com interview, Airband would like to see its indirect channel sales account for at least 50 percent of its overall business, up from the 20-or-so percent it is now.

Microsoft's Airband Initiative is getting an expansion. Initially designed to help rural communities have steady, affordable internet access, the initiative is expanding to eight major cities.

Connectivity provider, Airband, has been selected by Cheshire Council to roll out gigabit-capable, full-fibre broadband connectivity to over 4,000 properties across rural or hard-to-reach areas of ...