Elon Musk is almost ready to provide high-speed satellite internet to all

Unsatisfied with just running Tesla, SpaceX, revolutionizing batteries and planning to send people to Mars, Elon Musk also wants to tackle the internet problem. And by problem I don’t mean that your internet is sometimes a bit slow because that’s more of an inconvenience than a major issue. A real problem is that a lot of people around the world have a very difficult time, or even find it downright impossible to access the internet at all. Seeing as how most internet service providers are unlikely to venture to remote parts of the world and sell their services, Elon Musk figured that we should have a global satellite network capable of providing high-speed internet to all straight from low-Earth orbit. More

(Source: Geek Snack - Jun 11)