Google among tech companies reported to purchase communications satellites from Boeing
According to Reuters:
Though Boeing declined to share specific details regarding the discussions, the Reuters report mentions that a deal is likely to be finalized by the end of the year. High-bandwidth communications satellites may just be the next step for Google, which bought satellite firm Skybox Imagery last year for $500 million to "help improve internet access and disaster relief."
The search giant has also invested $1 billion in Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, although Boeing's Simpson stated that the investment was for equity and not investment toward a satellite. Then there's Project Loon, through which Google is aiming to provide Internet access via helium balloons circling the Earth.
Source: Reuters
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