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Here are the 7 big space companies in the race to build a global satellite-internet network
Here are the 7 big space companies in the race to build a global satellite-internet network
Kate DuffyApr 17, 2021, 14:22 IST
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Dan Goldberg.Getty Images
Satellite broadband is becoming an increasingly popular way to connect to the internet.
Major space companies are offering super-fast internet, which beams down from satellites in orbit.
They have one thing in common - they're racing to become the biggest name in satellite broadband.
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SpaceX's Starlink
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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Amazon's Project Kuiper
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
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The UK's OneWeb
A rocket with 36 OneWeb satellites onboard blasts off from a launch pad of Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
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Hughes Net
Hughes Jupiter 2 satellite team.
Hughes Net
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Canada's Telesat
Satellite services operator Telesat CEO and president Daniel Goldberg listens during a session at the World Summit For Satellite Financing.
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ViaSat
The ViaSat logo is displayed on a smartphone.
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