Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites generally circle the Earth at an altitude of under 1,000 kilometers – sometimes as low as 160km – which is significantly closer to users than other satellite options, reducing their latency challenges. One of the many companies aiming to take advantage is content delivery network (CDN) and caching provider Varnish Software, which has a project in the works with the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) 5G-Emerge consortium, together with the European Space Agency (ESA), to blanket satellite broadband and media services across rural parts of Europe. Sweden-born and LA-based Varnish Software has first to combine its efficient CDN and edge caching capabilities with 5G satellite communications. It says it will “soon” develop a constellation of distributed edges…