Satellite internet could have global impact

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• Published: Emerald 2019
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db245994; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB245994/full/xml; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB245994/full/html

Subject Satellite internet. Significance Plans are moving ahead fast to launch ‘mega-constellations’ consisting of thousands of satellites that will provide high-speed internet access worldwide. These constellations have the potential to bring millions, if not billions, more people online around the world. Impacts The ground systems for use with internet mega-constellations could emerge as a huge new market. Polar coverage could help open up the Arctic to shipping, resource exploitation and other uses. Disaster response efforts would benefit from global mobile broadband access. Competition from low-priced, high-speed satellite broadband could severely disrupt the business of terrestrial providers.