Digital connectivity gap in the global south hampered the education of millions of school children during the COVID-19 pandemic. If not actions are taken to remedy this problem, future prospects of millions of children around will be bleak. This paper explores the feasibility of using the SpaceX Starlink satellite constellation as a means to alleviate the problem of the digital connectivity divide in the global south. First, the paper discusses the issues of digital connectivity in education in rural Sri Lanka and other countries in the global south. Then, the paper gives an introduction to Starlink broadband internet technology and discusses its advantages over traditional technologies. After that, the paper discusses a possible mechanism of adopting Starlink technology as a solution to the rural digital connectivity problem in the global south. Technological, as well as economical aspects of such scheme, are discussed. Finally, challenges that may arise in deploying a system such as Starlink to improve rural digital connectivity in Sri Lanka or any another country in the global south will be discussed with possible remedies.

翻译：在COVID-19大流行期间,全球南部的数字连通差距阻碍了数百万学童的教育,如果不采取行动纠正这一问题,周围数百万儿童的未来前景将是暗淡的,本文件探讨利用SpaceX Starlink卫星星座作为减轻全球南部数字连通鸿沟问题的手段的可行性,首先,本文件讨论了斯里兰卡农村地区和全球南部其他国家教育的数字连通问题,随后,本文件介绍了Starlink宽带互联网技术,并讨论了其相对于传统技术的优势。随后,本文件讨论了采用Starlink技术作为解决全球南部农村数字连通问题的可能机制。讨论了利用SpaceX Starlink卫星星座作为解决全球南部农村数字连通问题的办法的技术问题和经济问题。最后,将讨论在采用Starlink等系统改善斯里兰卡或全球南部任何其他国家的农村数字连通方面可能出现的挑战,并可能采取补救措施。