Apple and Facebook are working on satellite technology that would beam internet services directly to our devices, and in the process bypass our ISPs.

Aerospace company OneWeb is one of the companies planning to power what it calls “fiber-like internet” coverage in the Arctic. New space-based internet services will rely on a complex array of microsat constellations and ground stations.

SpaceX and Amazon are similarly working on services that could someday bring internet coverage to people in areas neglected by traditional wireless carriers and internet service providers.