OneWeb is about to launch the first of more than 600 internet satellites
https://qz.com/1560552/oneweb-launches-internet-satellites/
The objective is to make it fast (5G) and affordable.
That is interesting. I live in one of the slowest broadband states in the US, yet we have 1 gigabit speed at my house.
Despite Maine's fiber optic '3 Ring Binder'; a foundation of 3 loops of main fiberoptic lines into various parts of our state nearly a decade ago, the last miles are slow to materialize.
Our town took the initiative to build it's own leg of the 3 ring binder. It seemed like a pretty small cost to me as a taxpayer, but we're slow to adapt. There is a lack of general understanding why broadband is important, especially in remote areas. Many of our politicians think all it takes is a highway sign on our NH border, "Your Business Could Be Here!" , to bring jobs to Maine. Seems we vote one dolt out and another takes his place, like
whack a mole.
It's ironic that the focus is on creating a complicated satellite 5 G in my state is gaining steam, as state of the art fiberoptic lines circle the remote areas.
As long as it's privately funded, remote communities will be for it. All the while, 1 Gig. broadband speed is zipping by a few miles away.