Google sells stake in satellite Internet operator O3b Networks
Google has sold its stake in satellite Internet access provider O3b Networks to co-investor SES.
O3b's goal is to deliver Internet access to the "other 3 billion" who don't yet have it. The company started up in 2007, and soon found funding from Google, SES and cable operator Liberty Global, among others.
The company launched its first four satellites in June 2013, with eight more joining them in medium earth orbit in 2014.
O3b's customers now include island telecommunications operators and at least one cruise ship operator.
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