Now, there are at least a dozen different organisations trying to develop novel technologies to provide affordable satellite internet. But before we get to know how they’re planning to fulfil the world’s internet needs, let us understand what is Satellite Internet.

To gain a simple, vague understanding, imagine a human nervous system. There are a lot of neurons in the spine and the brain, which constitute the majority of the signal flow. These get distributed to smaller neurons, until each and every organ and cell is connected to the system (directly or indirectly). Some organs are in constant need of signals, like when your limbs or your eyes. Others seldom get any signals, like your adrenaline glands.

In this analogy, the cables connecting major countries and continents are the spine of the system. Smaller networks and cables are like individual neurons, while the user is like an individual cell. Finally, your data is the neural signal that is carried to some major server.

Now imagine if we came up with a Neuralink-like device, which can receive and send signals from and to any part of the body. This device can tap into the potential that the person has no conscious control over. That is Satellite Internet. A connectivity system around the Earth, which will complement the core internet, while also tapping into its hidden potential.