The Project Loon of Google completed a year of testing, during which balloons are used to deliver wirelessy Internet in every region of the planet, without the corresponding infrastructure.
Although the Google remains sparing in its announcements related to the Project Loon, however, the head of the program, in an interview with Wired Magazine, clarified that the goal remains to be used by real people and not to remain an experimental program.
"At the two-year Loon birthday, I hope, instead of experimenting, we will have a permanent infrastructure to manage the balloons," said Astro Teller, head of Google's X domain, at Wired.
Her next target companys is to send more balloons into the air and for longer periods of time. According to Wired, there are currently 100 balloons available that stay in the air for 100 days each. The aim is to quadruple these figures by creating a fleet of 300-400 balloons.
At the same time, Google has also improved the technological capabilities of the balloons it uses, adding support of technology LTE, other than the original one Wi-Fi. This translates to multiple simultaneous connections and data rates of up to 22MB per second, ground antenna or 5MB per second when the receiver is a smartphone.
Beyond the goal of providing Internet in areas that still lack the proper infrastructure, Google is reportedly planning to use the Loon program for purely commercial purposes. For example, according to Verge, balloons could be used for coverage of gaps in networks of companies in the United States, or because of the use of LTE, could extend the scope of roaming services to telecommunications providers.
Although the program is not considered technically perfect, Google remains optimistic that the key goals will be achieved. "We have crossed the point where the chances are more than 50% for the design to take place," Mike Cassidy, program director, told Wired. Google X.
It is worth noting that Project Loon is not the only similar program in progress by the American company. Already Google has acquired it Titan Aerospace Logistics, a drone manufacturing company, while according to Wall Street Journal, spends between one and three billionmillions dollars for her launch a total of 180 satellites which will also offer access to the Internet in inaccessible areas of the planet.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
