Meta shuts down Elon Musk’s Starlink competitor, to split Connectivity division

Facebook-parent Meta is pulling the plug on Meta Connectivity (formerly Facebook Connectivity), the division set up for providing people in underserved areas internet connectivity so that more of them come online and use the company’s social networking platform.

Meta launched its Connectivity division in 2013 and explored multiple ways to provide “free” internet to people, including with the help of Facebook Aquila — an experimental solar-powered drone developed by the company that aimed to beam the internet to remote parts of the world.

Meta Connectivity restructuring
As per reports by Light Reading and Fierce Wireless publications, Meta will be restructuring the division with employees being redistributed to the “Infra” and “Central Products” teams within Meta.