The race is on to get billions of individuals connected to the web by means of an international network of satellites. Europe’s Airbus declared that it will be to design and construct up to 900 satellites for the independently owned OneWeb Ltd, which comprises Richard Branson as a board member.

That approximation of 10 terabits per second could be deceptive, though.

Reaching the web via satellite is nothing new. Our own NBN Co intends to establish a satellite this September to help bring folks in regional areas to its high speed network.

However, what makes the enterprises of SpaceX and OneWeb intriguing is their strategy to connect individuals everywhere on earth, much like Google’s strategy last year disclosed.

Facebook’s internet.org is another endeavor that plans to allow it to be simpler for more people everywhere to connect to the web.