http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/spacex-raises-1-billion-from-google-fidelity-for-satellite-internet-project http://spectrum.ieee.org/tec

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/spacex-raises-1-billion-from-google-fidelity-for-satellite-internet-project http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/spac... Google invested $1B in SpaceX for this very purpose -- To launch on the order of 4,000 satellites to provide worldwide internet.