Outernet Joins The Space Race For Internet Accessibility
Ryan Sommer
Outernet is an ambitious and hugely important initiative to bring free information access to the world. To date, the small but passionate team has gone live on 3.5 continents, raised over $500k on IndieGoGo, and will be installing hardware for venerable institutions such as the World Bank.
Today marks another great stride for Outernet, thanks to a partnership with the UK Space Agency, and Scottish satellite equipment manufacturer, Clyde Space, on a cost-sharing project for manufacturing “cubesats.”
Here are some important reads on Outernet and their initiatives in the media to date:
- Outernet Joins The Space Race For Internet Accessibility -- TechCrunch
- UK Space Agency Boosts Cubesat Space Internet Plan -- NBC News
- Satellites Will Beam One-Way Internet to the Earth's Most Remote Areas -- Vice Motherboard
- What Is the Outernet and Is It the Future of the Internet? -- Gizmodo
- The best way to connect the 4.3 billion people offline may not be via the Internet -- The News Hub
- Beaming the Internet from Outerspace -- CNN
- Outernet would Provide Offline Access to Web Content via Radio Waves -- Chicago Tribune
- These Tiny Satellites Could Bring Internet Access To The Entire Planet -- Fast Co. Exist
- The 'Outernet' Wants to Give Internet to the Entire World -- Vice Motherboard