China will start building a network of a thousand satellites to provide 5G coverage within the next three months, according to state media reports. The first batch of six low-cost, high-performance communication satellites have been produced, tested and arrived at an undisclosed launch site, according to a report by the state news agency Xinhua on Tuesday. Chinese satellite in near collision with Russian debris, space agency says The company behind the project, Beijing-based start-up GalaxySpace, has said it wants to extend China’s 5G coverage around the world and compete with Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX , in the...