The other 3bn

[rpm]

The other 3bn

Last week Google announced that it, along with private equity group HSBC Principal Investments and broadband media company Liberty Global, would pump US$65m into a new constellation of 16 satellites to be built by O3b Networks (O3b stands for the “other 3bn” people).

 

[biltonguy]

A bigger challenge may be convincing national operators to pass the savings on to consumers. International communication in many of the markets O3b is targeting is still controlled by monopolies that have little or no incentive to reduce prices.

Ya good luck with that

 

[dmatthysen]

Any idea on the technology they will be using on these satellites?

 

[EricsON]

From what I understand they want to put the transceivers on the WiMAX and 3G towers. Surely this will be awful for local connectivity?

Anyone know what real world latencies would be using this kind of satellite? Would it be suitable for VoIP as well?