Facebook, Nokia, MediaTek, Ericsson, Samsung, Opera and Qualcomm join Hands to form Internet.org

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Facebook, the world's largest social network has teamed up with 6 other tech companies,Nokia,MediaTek,Ericsson,Samsung,Opera and Qualcomm to make www.internet.org Aiming to help 2/3rd non internet using population to come online.

The collaborative effort plans to bring down costs for deployment of such large infrastructure, By reducing the cost and amount of data required for most apps and enabling new business models.

Still, there are many who have to struggle for basic internet access, and for that  Google has launched Project Loon in which they released 30 helium-filled balloons that intends to provide Internet access to rural and remote areas. Although, google is not part of Internet.org as Project Loon was launched a few months ago, but combined these two initiatives can reach their common aim even sooner.

"There are huge barriers in developing countries to connecting and joining the knowledge economy. Internet.org brings together a global partnership that will work to overcome these challenges, including making internet access available to those who cannot currently afford it," says Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook.

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“As a world leader in mobile solutions for emerging markets having powered more than 300 million smart devices within 2 years, MediaTek whole heartedly supports the internet.org initiative.” said MK Tsai, Chairman of MediaTek. 

“Nokia is deeply passionate about connecting people – to one another and the world around them,” said Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop.

For more than 100 years, Ericsson has been enabling communications for all and today more than 6 billion people in the world have access to mobile communications,” said Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson. “We are committed to shaping the Networked Society – where everyone and everything will be connected in real time; creating the freedom, empowerment and opportunity to transform society. 

“Today, more than 300 million people use Opera every month to access the Internet, we have a chance to serve the next 5 billion people connecting on mobile devices in developing countries. It’s in Opera’s DNA to save people time, money and data, and through internet.org we think we can help advance these goals.” — Lars Boilesen, CEO Opera Software.

“Mobile has helped to transform many people’s lives in the emerging regions where often a computing device will be the first and only mobile experience they’ll ever have” said Paul Jacobs, chairman of the board and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated.

“This new initiative has big potential to help accelerate access to the Internet for everyone,” said JK Shin, CEO and President of the IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.