Google, Facebook, SpaceX, OneWeb plan to beam Internet everywhere

Google, Facebook, SpaceX, OneWeb plan to beam Internet everywhere For advocates like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, that's bad news. His goal of "connecting everyone" via Internet is "one of the fundamental challenges of our generation," he said. Internet access, he believes, could end extreme poverty. One problem is cost. Or, as the U.N. puts it: "In many of the world's poorest countries, where broadband could potentially have the greatest benefit in terms of bridging development gaps, even basic broadband service remains prohibitively expensive." Another hurdle: Many nations include huge wilderness areas where hard-wire delivery systems like landlines and towers don't exist. Some say the solution consists of just two words: Look up. Google, Facebook, SpaceX and other outfits plan to beam the Internet from either low-orbiting satellites or high-flying drones and balloons. Google, Facebook, SpaceX, OneWeb plan to beam Internet everywhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FgasLepoM