UK space internet firm OneWeb ready for lift-off
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- Mar 18, 2019
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The funding comes after the company successfully launched its first satellites for the service last month.
The firm is competing with several rivals, including Elon Musk's SpaceX, which is aiming to build a similar network for global internet coverage.
Their aim is to bring the internet to parts of the world where there is currently no broadband, or a patchy service. The low-cost mini satellites bringing mobile to the world
The latest funding round means OneWeb has now raised $3.4bn in total from a host of investors including Japanese technology giant Softbank, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, drinks giant Coca-Cola and chip-maker Qualcomm.
The company said the money would enable it - by the end of the year - to start monthly launches of more than 30 satellites.
Eventually these satellites will create a constellation aimed at providing full global internet coverage.
To provide global internet coverage, there will need to be 650 units in orbit, but the ultimate number could rise to around 2,000.
The firm claims the monthly launches will be "the largest satellite launch campaign in history".
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