The "other three billion" look set to receive a helping hand from Google. The search giant, along with Liberty Global and HSBC Principal Investments, is supporting O3b Networks in its quest to provide emerging markets with Internet connections.
The O3b Networks system will initially consist of 16 satellites serving parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Due to issues of war, poverty, and population density, these places are difficult to cover with fiber networks, and O3b claims that it will be able to offer comparable speeds and prices.
Google, Liberty Global, and HSBC have contributed around $60 million to the cause so far, with costs expecting to total around $650 million, according to
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