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Loon, a balloon-based Internet service, has received approval from the Kenyan authorities. The country's regulators have agreed to launch a "heavenly internet" to improve communications during the coronavirus pandemic. The deployment of the communications network will be carried out by order of the Kenyan communications operator Telkom Kenya.
The goal of the Loon project is to create a communication network over large areas using transmitters on balloons that float in the stratosphere. Loon can provide communications over vast areas around the world, in hard-to-reach areas or, for example, during natural disasters.
Loon LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., which aims to provide Internet access to residents of rural areas and remote regions. The project plans to use high-altitude balloons drifting in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 18 km to create a wireless network with speeds up to those comparable to 4G and LTE. It was originally a division of company X (formerly Google X), in July 2018 it was spun off into a separate company.
Signals from one stratospheric balloon can cover an area of 40 thousand square kilometers. At the same time, Loon does not act as a provider, but provides services for relaying LTE signals. Each stratospheric balloon is equipped with a system of automatic dependent surveillance - broadcasting.
The goal of the Loon project is to create a communication network over large areas using transmitters on balloons that float in the stratosphere. Loon can provide communications over vast areas around the world, in hard-to-reach areas or, for example, during natural disasters.
Loon LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., which aims to provide Internet access to residents of rural areas and remote regions. The project plans to use high-altitude balloons drifting in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 18 km to create a wireless network with speeds up to those comparable to 4G and LTE. It was originally a division of company X (formerly Google X), in July 2018 it was spun off into a separate company.
Signals from one stratospheric balloon can cover an area of 40 thousand square kilometers. At the same time, Loon does not act as a provider, but provides services for relaying LTE signals. Each stratospheric balloon is equipped with a system of automatic dependent surveillance - broadcasting.
