Hon Hai’s prototype satellites launchedINTERNET ALTERNATIVE: The components manufacturer is investing in low-orbit satellites in a move to break away from an overreliance on undersea Internet cablesBloombergThe world’s biggest producer of iPhones is going to outer space. Two prototype low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites made by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密), better known as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康科技集團), took off aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California on Saturday. Hon Hai is aiming to demonstrate that it has satellite technology to tap growing demand for communications from space. Photo: EPA-EFEWhile Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made and launched more than 5,000 LEO satellites for its Starlink constellation, Hon Hai is betting it would be able to make satellites primarily for corporate and government clients. Hon Hai makes about two out of every three iPhones in the world.

Source: Taipei Times November 12, 2023 21:37 UTC