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Google Invests Billions on Satellites to Expand Internet Access

The company's plan to buy 180 small, high-capacity satellites complements its other ventures to expand Internet access to remote and underserved áreas.

 

Google plans to invest more than $1 billion in a new fleet of satellites that will expand Internet access to unconnected regions of the world.

 

Source: Scientific American Magazine. By Elizabeth Palermo.

 

The company's decision to purchase 180 small, high-capacity satellites is just the first step in a project that could cost the search giant over $3 billion, reported The Wall Street Journal. The project's price tag will depend on whether the company decides to embark on a second phase of the project, which would double the number of satellites needed, Google insiders told the WSJ.

 

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