Posted on 06/28/2017 4:51:45 PM PDT by Mechanicos
OneWeb plans to launch a constellation of 720 low-Earth orbit satellites using non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) technology in order to provide global, high-speed broadband. The company’s goal has far-reaching implications, and would provide internet to rural and hard-to-reach areas that currently have little access to internet connectivity. Additionally, OneWeb has a targets of “connecting every unconnected school” by 2022, and “bridging the digital divide” by 2027.
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“Skynet”, for short.
Who owns this venture?
I’m guessing that the principal benefit here will be that porn will be made more available. Yay internet!
“...OneWeb was founded by Greg Wyler in 2012, and its board of directors includes Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, who also invested in the company.
OneWeb isn’t the only company seeking to build a low-Earth satellite broadband network. SpaceX has similar plans, for example...”
I’ve had enough of these satellites they disrupt my astronomy viewing all the time. Every time one comes across my telescope I think I’m seeing an UFO.
Another startup financier told me a year ago of an easier more economical means of accomplishing the same thing.
Mounted bandwidth transceivers on Airliners solve the same problem. Airline traffic lanes cover the same ground at a greater power. No need to clutter up space.
Better yet, the Trump Administration can launch a wireless broadband grid of Microwave Internet transponders with speeds far surpassing 1 Gig. Such a system has already been operating for years in Las Vegas:
http://www.lv.net/Las-Vegas.htm
Facepuke for all
Facepuke for all
Cell phones, not internet.
Not sure who the major investors are, other than recent investment by Branson (founder of the “Virgin” label companies).
It was previously called WorldVu and was founded in Arlington VA. (What do you want to bet some deep state shell companies are involved).
As WorldVu it launched satellites for telecoms to aid in their comm transmissions.
Some of the folks on its board are from Qualcomm, Airbus and a few others. Look it up.
Earlier the FCC touted a program involving Federal aid to the telecoms to build out internet access to rural areas.
I said at the time that no special program was needed.
If it was economically feasible, or if technology was needed in order to be feasible, someone would step up to fill that gap WITHOUT a federal program.
One World’s plans demonstrates my point.
On the other hand, maybe it is NOT economically feasible, yet, and One World is just stepping up to get the crony-capitalist handouts from the FCC. If that’s the case, it will go bust down the road unless initial subsidies are not continued.
Sounds like a scam. Not counting the cost of the hardware, figure a half million per launch (although I will concede that they can probably get a cheaper rate from North Korea).
I’m losing track of zeros, but is that $360 trillion dollars?
Skynet
This is how we got Obamaphones.
($360 billion)
Iridium is focused on voice comms (sat phones) but the next generation aka “Iridium Next’ will add data transmission. It’s doing fine, by the way, signing the largest launch contract ever at 1/2 Bn dollars with SpaceX.
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