Re: [AFMUG] Iridium 2.0?

[Rory Conaway]

None of these guys know what’s about to hit them with Viasat 2 and Viasat 3.  
Other than the latency for gaming and voice, Viasat 2 can hit up to 1Gbps and 
it goes live in January.  Viasat 3 will by up by 2019 or 2020 and several times 
faster than Viasat 2.

Rory

From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza
Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:47 AM
To: Animal Farm <af@afmug.com>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Iridium 2.0?

Sure...fill up the sky with more stuff, how the hell are my buddies supposed to 
navigate through safely?  Lots of people still need to be probed
Jaime Solorza

On Jul 5, 2017 10:21 AM, "Lewis Bergman" 
<lewis.berg...@gmail.com<mailto:lewis.berg...@gmail.com>> wrote:
OneWeb Satellites Preps for Global Broadband Service


[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d1b803ea3d99f4c1c1335a213/images/7db4b3f3-8969-43ad-9749-561df52d7ae8.jpg]OneWeb
 Satellites cranked up its assembly line last week in Toulouse, France to begin 
end-to-end validation, testing, and integration of its first satellites set for 
launch in just over nine months. The move comes after the FCC granted the 
company authority to access the U.S. market using its proposed 
non-geostationary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. OneWeb says 
its satellites will enable carriers and ISPs to offer affordable broadband 
access in rural areas.

OneWeb 
Satellites<http://insidetowers.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d1b803ea3d99f4c1c1335a213&id=72046ebfaa&e=cc20c00449>
 is a joint venture between OneWeb communications and Airbus Defense and Space. 
The Toulouse factory will validate production methods for a larger factory near 
the Kennedy Space Center, FL. The company plans to initially launch 10 
satellites, and grow the constellation to 900 satellites to offer high-speed 
internet with global coverage and bridge the digital divide by 2027.