the project will start with 180 small, high-capacity satellites orbiting the earth at lower altitudes than traditional satellites, and then could expand.
"Wired connectivity only goes so far and wireless cellular networks reach small areas. Satellites can gain much broader access."
If Google succeeds, it "could amount to a sea change in the way people will get access to the Internet, from the Third World to even some suburban areas of the U.S.," said
Jeremy Rose
of Comsys, a London-based satellite consulting firm.