OneWeb, Tom Choi, chairman of the
Airspace Internet Exchange, is now putting plans together for his own LEO system called
CurvaNet.
Choi’s new venture will include a 240-satellite constellation designed to provide low-cost internet services to around three billion unconnected people around the world. In an exclusive
Via Satellite interview, Choi talks about why he thinks his CurvaNet LEO system is needed, what defines an affordable LEO antenna, and why his opinions have changed on LEO over the last few years. Choi also reveals that he has already signed a large customer agreement in the Philippines.
VIA SATELLITE
: What are your exact plans when it comes to developing a LEO constellation with CurvaNet?
Globe working with CurvaNet satellite for remote local areas By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published March 4, 2021 3:01pm Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. is now working with broadband technology manufacturer Curvalux to possibly tap its low earth orbit satellite project for remote areas in the Philippines. The telco said Curvalux s satellite broadband constellation CurvaNet will be able to deliver broadband internet services to areas beyond the reach of any telecom towers through its low-cost, solar-powered customer terminal. Curvalux is a division of technology firm Airspace Internet Exchange (AirspaceIX) involved in wireless broadband, with a system designed specifically for operators and internet service providers (ISPs).