Google’s Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access

On Friday, Google in its official blog introduced the “Project Loon”, which brings Internet access to those parts of the world where it is not available or affordable,  through the use of balloons.

How Project Loon will work:


The balloons will communicate with receivers on the ground, also with each other an to the main ground station, thus creating a network in the sky. The idea really is crazy, but it will be an innovation and fulfil Google’s vision of connecting the 5 billion people who still don’t have access to the Internet, with the rest of the world.

It is a tough time controlling the balloons, but the team will eventually make it perfect. They are testing it this week, in the ‘Pilot’ program in Canterbury area of New Zealand with 50 testers. We all should support Google for their efforts in bringing internet to the whole globe.

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