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Project Loon Launches LTE Balloons in Puerto Rico
Project Loon is reporting significant progress. We haven’t heard anything about Alphabet’s Project Loon in a while. Fortunately, it appears that things are actually right on track. With so many areas affected by hurricanes lately, maintaining communication lines is incredibly important. That’s why Project Loon has recently launched a fleet…
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Alphabet Chief Leaves after Running Project Loon for 6 Months
A little while ago, we told you that Alphabet’s Project Loon has made some significant progress regarding the overall number of balloons needed for the project’s success, and now it appears that the project has lost its leader just six months after he signed up for the job. Tom Moore, a satellite…
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Alphabet’s Project Loon Won’t Need So Many Balloons after All
Alphabet’s Project Loon has been in the works for quite some time now, and even though the original idea to use balloons in order to deliver internet to the world’s most remote areas is definitely great in theory, it turns out that implementing it is not exactly a walk in…
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Project Loon Reveals Autolauncher in Puerto Rico
Project Loon is definitely ambitious, and some might even argue that Google will fail in this endeavor. However, things seem to be going in the right direction right now, as the company still hopes to be able to launch its first continuous ring around the world this year. The goal of…
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Google to Launch Project Loon Internet Balloons Next Year
Google’s ambitious Project Loon, a network of stratospheric balloons to bring wireless internet to remote parts of the world, could be operational by next year. Google told the BBC it hopes to trial the system – a cheaper, more practical alternative to installing fibre cables, and which offers 4G-equivalent speeds…
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Google Will Soon Provide Free Internet in Sri Lanka
Google’s efforts to bring free internet to some of the world’s most remote areas is certainly commendable, and even though Project Loon is a very difficult project to complete on a global scale, Google is definitely making some incredible progress. To be more specific, Project Loon is expected to launch…
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Google’s Project Loon Is Making Great Progress
It’s easy to raise your brow at big companies when you hear about scandals and lawsuits, but it’s important to keep in mind that some of these giants are also working on innovative technologies that are meant to make our lives easier. A great example is Google’s Project Loon, which…
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50% of the World Will Be Using the Internet Within Five Years
Independent market researchers eMarketer predict that half the world will be using the internet by 2018. The number of worldwide internet users is set to reach 3 billion in 2015, which is 42% of the globe’s current population, 7.1 billion people. “Inexpensive mobile phones and mobile broadband connections are driving…
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Google Looking Into Acquiring Startup Company Skybox for $1 billion
Google is known for investing in different markets, having acquired companies such as Boston Dynamics and DeepMind. This time however, Google is aiming for the ‘skies’ so to put, with the rumors of acquiring startup company Skybox, a company specialising in high-definition satellite imagery. The amount of money in question…
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Google WiFi Balloons For Project Loon Being Tested In California
Google’s Project Loon is now being tested in California according to BGR. Despite Bill Gates’ criticism of the project Google are pushing ahead with the project. Google’s Project Loon will improve global internet access by making WiFi available nearly everywhere. Google’s project loon works like this: Project Loon seeks to…
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Microsoft’s Bill Gates Criticises Google For Lack Of Charity
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is well known for his charity work through his own organisation the “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”. That foundation helps low income countries around the world with charitable tasks as well as assisting in the development of social services like health care and education. Talking with…
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Google’s “Project Loon” To Put WiFi In Balloons
Believe it or not the majority of the world doesn’t have access to the internet, mainly because they cannot afford it but sometimes because the necessary infrastructure isn’t in place. Google, being one of the dominant Internet brands of our time, is looking to change this with Project Loon. Project…
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