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Most people probably didnt notice, but last week several companies began taking real steps toward creating worldwide high-speed internet via satellites. data can travel up and back in about 150 milliseconds, a performance comparable to fiber-optic cable. at least a half-dozen filings for massive constellations of satellites in the past eight weeks, a development that suggests a gold-rush mentality may be taking hold. Behind these registrations, all made through governments, may hide well-known names including SpaceX, Google, Virgin Group, Qualcomm or other investors that in recent weeks have, in different ways, made public their interest in launching hundreds, even thousands, of satellites to provide global Internet service. spacenews/signs-of-satellite-internet-gold-rush/ businessweek/articles/2015-01-22/global-internet-greg-wyler-may-beat-elon-musk-google-facebook#r=rss
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:50:15 +0000

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