02-11-2021 12:49 via telecoms.com

UK government backslapping audible from space after BT strikes OneWeb deal

BT has announced it will use OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network to one day offer connectivity services to consumers and businesses both at home and abroad.
OneWeb currently has 288 satellites in space, meaning capacity is limited. So for now, BT wants to see how it could be used as a supplementary, low-latency backhaul connection for sites where additional capacity or redundancy might be required.
It plans to kick things off by testing OneWeb’s capabilities at its lab i
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