Tesla's CEO wants to provide a worldwide coverage of the Internet and plans to launch 4000 satellites to introduce Wi-Fi to various remote locations in world.
The founder of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, intends to extend the reach of Internet across the globe. Tesla Motors news revealed that the South African born entrepreneur has formally demanded the Federal Communications Commission's consent to launch a strong fleet of 4000 satellites into orbit.
Mr. Musk’s space organization, SpaceX, announced that its initial proposal with the demand is coming soon. If the plan succeeds, the devices would remain in space and Internet would be functioning in a time span of 5 years. Although the satellite internet has not been recently invented, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is aiming to decrease the huge latency over a space link by introducing the satellites into a low Earth orbit at around 650 kilometers.
Tesla news affirmed that the lower levels of speeds and low orbit mean that 4000 machines are required to provide coverage to the planet, far greater than those required for higher orbit networking facility. The astronomical charges of the satellite may limit the plan. The clients for the service are quite impoverished populations living in the remote areas of the earth. The initial cost of the new technology might not be easy to recover.
Tesla news today informed that whether for humanitarian factors or in an attempt to lead the telecom sector, Mr. Musk is not the only person promoting this plan. The founder of OneNet, Greg Wyler, is also supported by Qualcomm and The Virgin Group to do the same. With the skills establishing networks with his companies O3B and Rwanda Tel, Mr. Wyler might succeed in defeating Mr. Musk in the space competition.
Mr Wyler is currently known for owning an important amount of licensing to provide satellite internet to various regions, which mean that Mr. Musk might struggle to discover a space for his own networking platform.
Richard Branson has stated in Bloomberg’s Business Week, “Greg has the rights, and there isn’t space for another network… If Elon wants to get into this area, the logical thing for him would be to tie up with this ad if I were a betting man, I would say the chances of working together rather than separately would be higher”.
Mr. Musk’s overall dream is directed towards the Mars that the provision of the service could also be the first move in establishing communicating networks with the Red Planet for a colony in the future. It is probable that the ambitious intent of Tesla’s CEO would not only appease Internet users but also improve his image in the market where enterprises are striving to increase their market share.
Tesla’s CEO and his team should compel FCC to permit the launch of the satellite; or, it might fail to meet the expectations of Internet fans.
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