A day after Virgin boss Richard Branson announced he was joining forces with Qualcomm and OneWeb to bring Internet connectivity to remote areas via an array of satellites, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed he, too, has plans for a similar project.
Musk says his plan involves a network of hundreds of satellites that would orbit the Earth about 750 miles up, a distance considerably closer to the ground that most other satellites currently in operation. According to Bloomberg, which reported Musk’s ambitious plan shortly before it was officially announced on Friday, the service could offer speeds that “rival fiber optic cables on land.”…
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