China joins race for satellite internet, but is there enough space?


  • TECH
  • Saturday, 05 Jun 2021

FILED - Companies like SpaceX (StarLink satellite pictured), OneWeb and Amazon are racing to deliver internet from space. That means tens of thousands more satellites in space. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

In the global race for a satellite-based internet, China now also wants to establish itself as a major player.

So far, this emerging scene has mainly been driven by the SpaceX company of Tesla founder Elon Musk with its Starlink project, as well as the London-based company OneWeb and similar projects from the Amazon.

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