What Is Project Loon?
This week, Google's Project Loon was accepting applications from residents in central California (USA) to test the experimental system. Project Loon is a unique method of providing wireless Internet service in rural areas using a network of high-altitude air balloons. Those participating in the upcoming California trial will have a special antenna installed at their residence that connects with the balloons floating more than 10 miles above the earth, which in turn route traffic back to Internet providers on the ground.
The first public trial of Project Loon was held in June in New Zealand, but for only 50 lucky users; it remains to be seen how widely useful such a system can become.
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