This article is about how Google are yet working on another fascinating project. This project is a balloon that transmits internet to homes, smartphones and other internet devices 20km bellow the balloon. Their aim is to be able to have these balloons circling the earth so that it can provide internet to the estimated two thirds that are currently not connected to the web.
- The balloons carry antennas that can beam 4G-like signals to homes and phones 20km below.
- The company will test-fly 20 balloons in western Queensland in December in partnership with Telstra.
- Project Loon has been in development since mid-2011 by scientists at Google X, the secretive lab also working on Google Glass and driverless cars.
This article is interesting as constantly Google are working on creating something new and beneficial for the people such as driverless cars and internet balloons. It also shows how much money Google have at their disperse as they can start new projects and work on many at a single time.
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