Alphabet to provide cellular connectivity in Puerto Rico via 30 balloons
Each balloon can serve up to 5,000 square kms, so the fleet is expected to provide service over all of Puerto Rico and potentially parts of the US Virgin Islands.
Oct 07, 2017, 12:10 PM ISTUS company sues Google; claims search engine giant stole their idea
According to a report in The Verge, Space Data Corporation alleges in its complaint against Google, it was they who had developed the technology nearly a decade back, and were in talks with with the search giant as well.
Jun 17, 2016, 11:26 AM ISTGoogle India asked to revise Project Loon proposal
Google India has been asked to give a revised proposal for its Project Loon.
Mar 16, 2016, 22:14 PM ISTGoogle balloon to provide fast Internet in remote areas
Google will test its ambitious project 'Project Loon' in Indonesia and Sri Lanka to see how it works delivering real internet service to consumers.
Feb 16, 2016, 15:16 PM ISTGoogle to bring Loon to India soon, power 100 railway stations with wi-fi
Technology giant Google Wednesday said it hopes to soon start tests for its Project Loon in India, which aims to bring affordable Internet access, even as the government holds the view that the project would come in the way of mobile transmission.
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Dec 14, 2015, 23:24 PM ISTGoogle, government working on balloon Internet project
Google, under its 'Project Loon', is using big balloons floating at a height of 20 kilometers above earth surface for transmission of Internet services. It has already tested this technology in New Zealand, California (the US) and Brazil.
Nov 02, 2015, 19:22 PM ISTGoogle's Internet-beaming balloons to take off in Indonesia
Google's 2-year-old program "Project Loon" aims to change that by transmitting high-speed Internet signals from clusters of balloons floating about 60,000 feet above the Earth.
Oct 29, 2015, 05:39 AM ISTGoogle mulling internet providing balloon towers: Report
The highly ambitious project can solve the problem of internet availability in rural areas.
Jun 23, 2014, 16:26 PM IST