Fibre-optic connectivity is bringing the digital world and its benefits to remote villages in Thailand’s Chiang Mai
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), more than half the world’s population has limited Internet access. And of the 60+% of households globally with no broadband connection, the majority live in remote and rural areas. In the undulating mountains of Chiangmai, an area known locally as the “Rose of Northern Thailand”, many unconnected remote villages are scattered in the folds of the mountains – including Pornfah’s village Maetoh and Banmaetoh School where she studies.
With the surrounding mountains acting as a natural and very effective barrier, her village is hard to access and poverty is rife. With no broadband connectivity, Pornfah and her classmates have limited access to information,…
