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    March 3rd, 2014 03:06 PM #1
    US company to beam free wi-fi to entire world from space

    WASHINGTON: A US company is planning to build an 'Outernet - a global network of cube satellites broadcasting Internet data to all the people on the planet - for free.

    The idea is to offer free Internet access to all people, regardless of location, bypassing filtering or other means of censorship, according to the New York based non-profit organisation, Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).

    MDIF proposes that hundreds of cube satellites be built and launched to create a constellation of sorts in the sky, allowing anyone with a phone or computer to access Internet data sent to the satellites by several hundred ground stations.

    The organisation claims that 40 per cent of the people in the world today are still not able to connect to the Internet - and it's not just because of restrictive governments such as North Korea - it's also due to the high cost of bringing service to remote areas, 'phys.org' reported.

    An Outernet would allow people from Siberia to parts of the western US to remote islands or villages in Africa to receive the same news as those in New York or Tokyo.

    The Outernet would be one-way - data would flow from feeders to the satellites which would broadcast to all below. MDIF plans to add the ability to transmit from anywhere as well as soon as funds become available.
    MDIF has acknowledged that building such a network would not be cheap. Such satellites typically run $100,000 to $300,000 to build and launch.

    The timeline for the project calls for deploying the initial cubesats as early as next summer.

    Source: US company to beam free wi-fi to entire world from space - Economic Times
    US company to beam free wi-fi to entire world from space - Economic Times
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    March 3rd, 2014 03:28 PM #2
    sana mag ka totoo ito para matauhan mga siraulong internet providers natin.
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    March 3rd, 2014 03:30 PM #3
    Hindi papayag ang mga local telcos natin dito....
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    March 3rd, 2014 03:42 PM #4
    Caveat: the flow of information is ONE WAY daw ("The Outernet would be one-way - data would flow from feeders to the satellites which would broadcast to all below....")

    So the target market is not really the internet users but rather those who want to use the internet to push their own products or agenda, for a fee of course

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    March 3rd, 2014 04:42 PM #5
    Free TV broadcast via satellite nga hindi magawa e wifi pa.
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    March 3rd, 2014 05:38 PM #6
    What I can say is that this guy does not know what he is saying.
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    March 3rd, 2014 06:03 PM #7
    Si OB lang makaka-intindi at makaka-aapreciate nang naiiisip nang taong ito.
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    March 3rd, 2014 06:26 PM #8
    This I think akin to eavesdropping or wiretapping on everyone and everything on the net,what A wise move,more Edward snowden
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    March 3rd, 2014 06:31 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by cardict View Post
    This I think akin to eavesdropping or wiretapping on everyone and everything on the net,what A wise move,more Edward snowden
    hehehe, siyempre nahuli na nang france at germany kalukuhan nila sa internet. Ngayon sa ibang paraan naman e-espiya.
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