Forget about broken cables, gamers are about to experience super awesome Internet service from the Universe

For most people, this has truly been a long-held dream: lightning-fast, lag-free internet for personal computers or smartphones delivered via satellites instead of

Facebook, Google and even SpaceX have all thought about this idea, partly because of the expectation of selling large access bandwidth to a growing market with huge potential – the developing world of the Internet.

But now, a former Google employee and friend of Elon Musk has beaten them all to the punch, becoming the first person to receive permission to actually build a next-generation satellite internet service aimed at

If implemented, this project could bring national benefits to the United States by providing broadband anywhere in the United States, especially rural areas where it is difficult to access broadband.

At the heart of Greg Wyler’s new network is a fleet of 720 satellites, all orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 1,200 km.

On Thursday, federal regulators voted to give Wyler and his company, OneWeb, approval to use radio waves to transmit the internet to the ground.

In contrast, next-generation satellite internet service promises to dramatically reduce costs by bringing satellites closer to the ground.

OneWeb may be the first to be approved by the FCC, but it certainly won’t be the last.

In 2007, Wyler tested the idea by setting up a similar satellite network aimed at corporate customers.

The company boasts the ability to provide access speeds of up to 1Gbps – as fast as Google Fiber – but with less lag.

Meanwhile, SpaceX has a more ambitious plan with 4,400 satellites in low orbit.

The FCC announced on Thursday that if the above companies receive approval, the government will also apply the exact same priorities to them for OneWeb.

Refer to Sciencealert