I love what access to technology can do — I just want it to be evenly distributed. That would blow my mind, and I bet I’m not alone.” ► Karen Wickre, editorial director, Twitter
Project Loon Balloon
Google’s Project Loon looks to use a global network of high-altitude balloons to:
- Connect people in rural and remote areas who have no Internet access at all
- Help fill coverage gaps for areas that can’t be served profitably by existing providers
- Rapidly connect people after disasters when existing infrastructure has been compromised
By trying something new – a network of Internet-equipped, high-altitude balloons that travel the stratospheric winds – Google hopes to bring Internet access to everyone.
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