As stated in the Wall Street Journal, Google plans granting access to Internet to underserved area of the world by investing more than $1 billion to set up hundreds of low-Earth orbit satellites.
Details remaining unknown, people familiar with the project told the newspaper that the project would probably begin with 180 small but high capacity satellites that will move into low orbit than traditional satellites. The initiative could have a price range between $1 billion to $3 billion. The venture is expected to be led by the initiator of satellite-communications start-up O 3b Networks, Mr. Greg Wyler. As stated by another person acquainted with the hiring initiative, engineers from Space Systems/ Loral, LLC have also been hired to work on the project.
Details remaining unknown, people familiar with the project told the newspaper that the project would probably begin with 180 small but high capacity satellites that will move into low orbit than traditional satellites. The initiative could have a price range between $1 billion to $3 billion. The venture is expected to be led by the initiator of satellite-communications start-up O 3b Networks, Mr. Greg Wyler. As stated by another person acquainted with the hiring initiative, engineers from Space Systems/ Loral, LLC have also been hired to work on the project.
Providing reliable Internet access to developing areas by inventing ways to extend Internet coverage from the sky without investing in high-priced ground-based infrastructure has been long wanted by Google. The company unveiled an experiment called Project Loon to provide broadband internet access with the help of high-altitude, solar-powered balloons that are controlled by remote, can cross stratospheric winds far higher than most planes travel (about 12 miles above the surface of the Earth) and that can communicate with receiver stations and special antennas on the ground. Google X, Google's in-house skunk works facility has given rise to the initiative for delivering Internet via air balloon.
Google’s effort on Titan Aerospace, the maker of a high-altitude solar-powered drone (which can stay aloft for 5 years) that was acquired by the company in April is apparently bolstered. Solara 60 of the New Mexico start-up that is made of composite materials is a featherweight aircraft, which without re-fueling can keep up an altitude of sixty-five thousand feet for years and carry as far as 250 pounds of wireless communications equipment and other suchlike gear.
Facebook, which was, have been interested in Titan Aerospace and Google considers now leading a coalition of mobile technology companies called Internet.org as competitor in its quest for providing access to Internet to underserved areas.
Google’s effort on Titan Aerospace, the maker of a high-altitude solar-powered drone (which can stay aloft for 5 years) that was acquired by the company in April is apparently bolstered. Solara 60 of the New Mexico start-up that is made of composite materials is a featherweight aircraft, which without re-fueling can keep up an altitude of sixty-five thousand feet for years and carry as far as 250 pounds of wireless communications equipment and other suchlike gear.
Facebook, which was, have been interested in Titan Aerospace and Google considers now leading a coalition of mobile technology companies called Internet.org as competitor in its quest for providing access to Internet to underserved areas.
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