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Fibre-like speeds coming to the Arctic next year from OneWeb


LONDON, U.K. – Satellite internet provider OneWeb this week announced some details of its Arctic high-speed, low-latency internet service.The company says it will deliver 375 Gbps of capacity above the 60th parallel North, with service starting in 2020. It says it will have full, 24-hour coverage by early 2021, blanketing every part of the Arctic Circle with enough capacity to give fibre-like connectivity to hundreds of thousands of homes, planes, and boats, connecting millions across the Arctic, according to the company.OneWeb launched its first six satellites this past February and will begin monthly launches this December to build its system...