Hello Dear Readers,
That’s my last post, uploaded in 2016, that is why for that article I selected really interesting subject, which is a chance and could be still improved and developed in the nearly years.
One Web is a project, that focus on solving the problem of the internet’s unviability. As last news said One Web already collected necessary funds, which are equal to 1,2 billions of dollars for realization great and wide idea, that provides connection to the internet’s global network for billions of people around the world. In 2018 One Web will start its building of the huge satellite’s park, located on the Florida. Furthermore this initiative will guarantee an employment for almost 3000 people, so it has not just technological but also social and economic impact. The main investor is Japanese company called SoftBank, which is the biggest listed company, with its headquarters located in Tokyo. The other investors, involved in that project are for example: Virgin company, Google, Coca-Cola or Airbus, which also will be responsible for monitoring each produced satellite. The plan is based on creating 7000 satellites in orbit. The satellite’s elevation is Virgin Galactic’s duty, which will use intensively tested LauncherOne rocket.
What does it mean for us, normal internet users?
Well, basically this kind of project is the future competition on the satellite’s Internet field, what could cause that the prices for availability to the global network will become lower, so the scenario is pretty positive.
You right, the subject is interesting because it relates to the topical problem. Moreover, not just One Web intends to make efforts to solve it. Two more projects are addressing the same issue: Aquila project (Facebook – http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/07/aquilas-first-flight-a-big-milestone-toward-connecting-billions-of-people/?sf31997607=1) and Project Loon (Google – https://x.company/loon/).