Plans for her construction, εκτόξευση και λειτουργία ενός «αστερισμού» δορυφόρων χαμηλής τροχιάς που θα βοηθήσουν στην παροχή υπηρεσιών Internet και τηλεφωνίας σε δισεκατομμύρια ανθρώπους ανά τον κόσμο ανακοίνωσε η WorldVu Satellites Limited (OneWeb), σε συνεργασία με το Virgin Group του Σερ Ρίτσαρντ Μπράνσον.
In particular, according to a relevant announcement, Qualcomm Incorporated and The Virgin Group are the initial investors. No details were released about the deal, with OneWeb planning to bring in additional investors.
According to the International Telecommunications Union, at the end of 2014, more than half of the world's population had no access to Internet. OneWeb was founded in 2012 under the name WorldVu and "hopes to bring high speed internet and telephony to people living in deprived areas.
As stated in a related announcement, the satellite system of OneWeb presents “the first telecommunications-class microsatellites. This planned fleet of 648 microsatellites is intended to provide low-latency, high-speed Internet access directly to small user terminals around the world."
OneWeb's system will expand the networks of mobile operators worldwide, allowing them to provide coverage in rural and remote areas, which have traditionally been difficult to connect with conventional networks. The company plans to work with local Companies για την παροχή τέτοιας πρόσβασης, με τερματικά να λειτουργούν ως μικρές «κυψέλες» με τη δυνατότητα κάλυψης της γύρω περιοχής με WiFi, LTE, 3G ή 2Gσυνδέσεις.
The goal is to provide users with easy-to-install terminals, including emergency use in disaster-stricken areas, refugee camps, and more.
At the same time, OneWeb announced the choice of the first launch vehicle, which will be none other than Virgin Galactic LauncherOne.
In his own announcement, Sir Richard Branson says that “we have the largest order in history to launch satellites into space. When the second 'constellation' is deployed, the company will have launched more satellites than are currently in the sky."
Source: naftemporiki.gr
