Teledesic

Teledesic is a company that was founded in 1990 with the goal of bringing high speed, affordable access to “fiber like” telecommunication services to all parts of the world. It originated in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. Since then, it has expanded to other parts of The United States, and countries such as Brussels, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and Canada, (Jones 20). Their plan is to build a global network of satellites, with services ranging …

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