"There had to be a much bigger idea for generating cash to basically realize the Mars plans," said one of the SpaceX employees. "What better idea than to put Comcast out of business?" mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
Because I was the fourth employee of Teledesic, I know a lot about what is required to make a system of hundreds of satellites work. There is almost no technical, business or regulatory discipline that is not involved in creating a business like that. google.com/amp/s/25iq.com…
Most of the capital required for these satellite constellations will actually be deployed by on the ground in the form of antennas which must be affordable, electronically steerable and self configuring. Regulatory and business development challenges are complex since its global.
