Elon Musk Officially Entering Space Race To Connect World To Internet

As broadband access to the Internet becomes a growing corporate battleground, with Google Fiber threatening to disrupt the cable monopoly on high-speed access pipes into American homes, serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is entering the fray with a potentially disruptive approach.

Musk officially applies with FCC to acquire licensing to fly satellites around the world to connect users to Internet

After announcing plans earlier in the year to launch satellites into space to connect the world with high-speed Internet access, Musk followed through by making an official request to launch an armada of 4,000...