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OneWeb Claims a Win in Internet Space Race Against Musk and Bezos
- Startups competing to offer broadband using small satellites
- OneWeb says rights give it priority use of best frequencies
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OneWeb said it’s secured vital rights to the airwaves it needs to launch a global satellite broadband network.
The startup backed by Softbank Group Corp. is racing against billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to install constellations of small satellites so they can offer 4G-like broadband to places that are too costly to reach using terrestrial networks.