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Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit by benbristow on Sunday March 22, 2020 @08:56AM (#22654620)
When will this be available to the general public? I've heard of so many different "internet from space/the sky" schemes from Google Loon to SpaceX to this but I've never once been able to connect to a node to give it a whirl. I'm sure it's a difficult technical challenge but it does seem to be taking a long time!
Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit by Veedrac on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:52AM (#22654932)
Starlink has launched 360 satellites, and they originally wanted to start limited service after launching 420 sats, so we're possibly only months away from them starting service if things go well.
Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit by dforrestwilson on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:15AM (#22654719)
Likely never.

OneWeb is about to go bankrupt. Launching is a way for SoftBank to still claim spectrum rights.

Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit by axaxs on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:41AM (#22655221)
As an additional data point, I live in the area and they just furloughed a lot of employees last week. Not sure the exact percentage, though.
Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit by _Microft on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:19AM (#22654744)