Well, I think the total market cap of crypto as a whole is sufficient to get going at least, but it's clearly a very complicated concept to map out, let alone implement.
I think avoiding physical infrastructure and relying on full decentralisation by use of smartphones and devices as the actual nodes is by far the most sensible approach - at least to begin with... So that pretty much means something along the lines of mesh networks.
I haven't really looked into mesh networks much, but I imagine the incentivising people to participate in a similar way to the way that blockchains mine new blocks could work to solve some of the issues.
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I also saw this potential, including piggy-backing offensively on extant commercial surveillance networks like LoRa, Bluetooth local,and etc., as well as independent mechanisms like Qortal, but am disappointed so far as Qortal has apparently abandoned it's attempt create such a mesh network, and other than Nostr nothing has afflicted commercially operated surveillance mesh networks, and infesting BTC makes rocking that network with censorship able to kill both those birds with one stone. I haven't kept an eye on Beechat well enough to have meaningful comment at present, but I should.
So, I have graduated to looking to actual physical infrastructure, and satellite is likely the most cost effective option today, as is suggested by the ongoing investments in that sector. I don't see wired networks as possible today. Even with satellite infrastructure a mesh network is still the best form of implementation potential, IMHO.
Either we break out some kind of mesh network, whether parasitic on legacy infrastructure or using novel infrastructure, or we get broken, IMHO. So, I completely agree with your thesis in the OP.
I just searched for: mesh network decentralized internet
and found this: https://www.helium.com/
I haven't got time to look into it atm, but I think there will be a variety of such projects out there in various states.
I am in the same situation today, but am certain sure we will both intend to better appraise the mesh network market sooner than later.
Edit: I didn't do more than visit that link, but finding there this:
doesn't encourage me this is going to be beneficial to sovereign society.
Anything with IoT ideology is best avoided