Project Loon by Google

[-Matt-]

Project Loon is a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcw6j-QWGMo]Project Loon: The Technology - YouTube[/ame]

Loon for All ? Project Loon ? Google

 

[Rage9]

Think about those ping times!

 

[Rage9]

As far as connectivity it seems like it is to deliver at least 3g speeds. What that means exactly is hard to say, maybe a couple mbps.

 

[profitmotive]

inb4 big business ISPs commission "studies" that try to convince us all of the dangers of free internet access. Then, when that fails, they call up their bought and paid for politician and outlaw it or pass laws that make it impossible for the project to continue.

trap laws.

 

[Zsaleem]

inb4 big business ISPs commission "studies" that try to convince us all of the dangers of free internet access. Then, when that fails, they call up their bought and paid for politician and outlaw it or pass laws that make it impossible for the project to continue.

trap laws.

Yep. Profit Motive.

 

[ANOMOANON]

As far as connectivity it seems like it is to deliver at least 3g speeds. What that means exactly is hard to say, maybe a couple mbps.

I'm thinking that somehow G Fiber (assuming they can get it to work) is integrated into this technology (assuming they can get it to work).

 

[g5lifestyle]

i mean even if this never actually comes to be, man this is some crazy shit to even think about.

 

[barman]

that is fucking cool.

does it work doe?

 

[Johnathan]

I'm thinking that somehow G Fiber (assuming they can get it to work) is integrated into this technology (assuming they can get it to work).

We're talking about one of the most innovative companies in the last decade. I think they'll manage just fine if government doesn't completely throttle innovation with regulation as they so often do.

 

[microphone head]

A bit like these guys were planning on doing a while back:

BBC News - Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship

Looks good though, and I particularly like the way they're selling it in the promo video - all about helping and giving almost as though it were free and is done just to help the world's needy! lol
(although they are signing up beta-testers in New Zealand by the looks of it).

 

[shopdeal]

Network in the sky
Sky Network
Sky Net
Skynet

Only John Connor can save us.

 

[acidie]

Network in the sky
Sky Network
Sky Net
Skynet

Only John Connor can save us.

Except John Connor now looks like this;

 

[Sarah_Jayne_UK]

Just when I feel like I am somewhat smart, I see things like that.

 

[CaviB]

Network in the sky
Sky Network
Sky Net
Skynet

Only John Connor can save us.

OH FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!