The future of the Internet is in space

Make no mistake about it, these guys saw a problem and decided to fix it. The problem they saw was too many countries didn't have proper broadband infrastructure. Understanding the need for the world to be connected, they decided to fix the problem.

For now O3B will service any country within 45 degrees of latitude north and south of the equator...that includes all of Australia.

They will provide speeds as good as the government's proposed NBN and without the limitations to rural and regional areas. There are no delays, disruption, spiraling costs or political hot potato.

In short, satellite high speed broadband is the only way to really get the internet to everyone. Thankfully it is another private company that's decided to do something about it.

O3B has Google as one of its primary backers. It's a clear sign they're onto something good. Because let's face it, when it comes to the internet...Google know what they're doing.

Sadly, there's never any chance of anyone in government having foresight like this. Never a chance innovation will be recognised and implemented for the greater good of Australia.

The glimmer of hope we have is that companies like O3B will allow the average Joe to connect to their services and completely sidestep the shambles that is the NBN. Then we can finally just chalk the NBN down as just another failed government initiative.