With nearly 1.3 billion people using its service, Facebook is the undisputed leader in social networking. But if the service is to expand to the next billion users, and the next billion ones after that, Facebook is going to face a significant hurdle: for two out of every three people, a fast and affordable Internet connection is still a pipe dream.
There's no denying that the majority of the world simply isn't online, and when I say 'majority' I'm referring to the circa five billion people who are lacking fast connectivity.
But does it have to be this way?
With more than seven billion people living on planet Earth, technology titans are investing resources in crazy technologies that would bring Internet to the masses. TechCrunch is now reporting that Facebook is considering buying Titan Aerospace, a company that makes solar-powered unmanned aircraft.
The goal: use the drones to bring the Internet - and consequentially the Facebook service - to far-flung places on Earth...
