Satellite internet could have global impact
Several private sector firms are promoting new broadband 'mega-constellations' that could narrow the digital divide
Updated: Jan 22, 2021
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- New developments
- Commercial objectives
- China's multiple goals
- Digital divide
- Questionable viability
- Industry concentration
- Regulatory uncertainty
- Implications for governments
- Economic development plans
- Sovereignty
- Security
- Military considerations
- Censorship
- The space economy
- Worst-case scenario
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