{"id":3187,"date":"2021-10-09T15:41:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T13:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/09\/uk-takes-on-elon-musk-in-the-broadband-space-race\/"},"modified":"2021-10-09T15:41:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T13:41:06","slug":"uk-takes-on-elon-musk-in-the-broadband-space-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/09\/uk-takes-on-elon-musk-in-the-broadband-space-race\/","title":{"rendered":"UK takes on Elon Musk in the broadband space race"},"content":{"rendered":"

A heavily criticised investment in OneWeb could bring the government a first bite at the lucrative satellite internet market<\/p>\n

They are invisible to the naked eye, but can leave a streak of light across an astronomer\u2019s telescope. Above our heads, the constellation of small satellites orbiting the Earth is expanding every month. Often no bigger than a fridge, they are part of a new space race as rivals compete to beam broadband internet to the hardest-to-reach places on Earth.<\/p>\n

The frontrunners are Starlink, backed by US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, and OneWeb, which is part- owned by the British taxpayer. The latter\u2019s plan to build a network of 650 satellites is a centrepiece of the UK\u2019s space strategy<\/a>, unveiled in September.<\/p>\n

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\nA heavily criticised investment in OneWeb could bring the government a first bite at the lucrative satellite internet market
\nThey are invisible to the naked eye, but can leave a streak of light across an astronomer\u2019s telescope. Above our heads, the constellation of small satellites orbiting the Earth is expanding every month. Often no bigger than a fridge, they are part of a new space race as rivals compete to beam broadband internet to the hardest-to-reach places on Earth.
\nThe frontrunners are Starlink, backed by US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, and OneWeb, which is part- owned by the British taxpayer. The latter\u2019s plan to build a network of 650 satellites is a centrepiece of the UK\u2019s space strategy, unveiled in September. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A heavily criticised investment in OneWeb could bring the government a first bite at the lucrative satellite internet market They are invisible to the naked eye, but can leave a streak of light across an astronomer\u2019s telescope. Above our heads, the constellation of small satellites orbiting the Earth is expanding every month. Often no bigger …<\/p>\n

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