Loon Project: Google Spreads Internet - Mobile Magazine

of Luke Figini June 17, 2013

Into class=”c11″ src=”http://www.cellulare-magazine.it/img/foto//784195734124298.jpg” Surfing the Web everywhere you are thanks to balloons aerostatic . This in a nutshell, the purpose of Loon Project, launched by Google in the experimental stage to bring the Internet to billion of people at low cost. The main objective is the coverage of remote areas the planet, or poor areas or affected by natural disasters, in short, get up where it is not possible to bring the Web to the methods traditional (wireless and wired).

It is a Network that comes from the sky because of inflated balloons Helium of about 15 meters in diameter and positioned at an altitude of 20 thousand meters, nowadays it is possible to guarantee high speed navigation equal to those of 3G and above. Each balloon is equipped with solar panels to provide electrical power to the modules (antennas, radio units, routers, computers and so on). These eventually communicate with the base stations on earth to be online.

At present have been put into circulation 30 balls that serve 50 users in New Zealand. The band countries which will then be served, according to the intentions of Google , including Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Australia (all areas on the 40th parallel).