O3b satellites to deliver internet to the world
Thrax
🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
<p>It is an age where internet connectivity is nearly that of an intrinsic human right. We are astonished when we meet another individual who does not go online or has no connectivity. It is arresting, then, to know that over three billion people in the world live without internet each day. With no hope in sight for the financial strength to deploy new infrastructure, the internet is taking to the stars. Dubbed the O3b -- or, other 3 billion -- initiative, Google and O3b hopes that their ultra-fast satellites will bring connectivity to the most remote regions.</p>
<p>Armed with an array of sixteen medium-earth orbit satellites, O3b and Google will be offering 1.25Gbps downloads with a 120ms latency to regional ISPs. It is expected that these ISPs will use the O3b satellites as backbones to distribute the connection via 3G or WiMax.</p>
<p>While this implementation is compelling and intelligent, the cost of equipment and subscription to poorer and rural areas may yet be cost-prohibitive.</p>
<p>Armed with an array of sixteen medium-earth orbit satellites, O3b and Google will be offering 1.25Gbps downloads with a 120ms latency to regional ISPs. It is expected that these ISPs will use the O3b satellites as backbones to distribute the connection via 3G or WiMax.</p>
<p>While this implementation is compelling and intelligent, the cost of equipment and subscription to poorer and rural areas may yet be cost-prohibitive.</p>
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