Google to spend up to $3bn on satellites to extend global internet coverage

Charlee Gothard
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180 units could orbit Earth to extend internet access to every corner of the globe

Google has announced that it is to spend $1bn on a fleet of 180 satellites intended to pepper the earth's atmosphere in the hope of extending internet access to even the remotest parts of the globe...

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