T$K....T$K Google is planning to launch 180 low orbit satellites at the astronomic cost of around $3 billion, as part of an ambitious project to increase internet connectivity in poorer areas of the world. The project is being led by Greg Wyler, the founder of O3b Networks, which stands for the ‘other three billion’. This is a reference to the estimated number of people in the world who do not have access to broadband for reasons of geography, economics or political instability. Wyler will report directly to Larry Page, Google’s chief executive, and will head up a team of about 20 people. Sources told the Wall Street Journal Sunday that the internet giant plans to spend between $1 and $3 billion on the low orbit satellites. The ambitious satellite venture will be an extension of Project Loon, in which Google uses high altitude balloons to bring internet connectivity to remote areas of New Zealand and to create an uninterrupted internet signal around the 40th parallel in the southern hemisphere. Google has also announced its intention to use drones to increase connectivity and bought Titan Aerospace in April to deliver solar powered drones that can stay airborne for up to five years. Stacy Miller
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:05:39 +0000
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