Facebook Will Use Satellite to Deliver Internet to Sub-Saharan Africa

Facebook today announced a partnership with French satellite operator Eutelsat to provide broadband internet to sub-Saharan Africa. Under a multiyear agreement with satellite communications firm Spacecom, the two companies will use the AMOS-6 satellite to beam Internet connections across “large parts” of sub-Saharan Africa. The satellite is expected to come online during the second half of 2016.

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