Kenya To Use Alphabet's Balloons For Rural Internet (reuters.com) 38
Kenya will reportedly use Alphabet's system of internet balloons to connect its rural population to the web. The balloons, known as Project Loon, were developed by Alphabet's X, the company's innovation lab. It was recently used by U.S. telecom operators to provide connectivity to people in Puerto Rico after a hurricane last year. Reuters reports: Joe Mucheru, the information, communication and technology minister, told Reuters on Wednesday that project representatives were holding talks with local telecom operators on the deployment of the technology. "The Loon team are still working out contracts and hopefully once that is done, we can be able to see almost every part of the country covered," he said. With more than 45 million people, Kenya's major cities and towns are covered by operator networks, but vast swathes of rural Kenya are not covered. "Loon is another technology that is being introduced that the licensed operators hopefully can be able to use," Mucheru said, adding it would help the government meet its goal of reaching everyone. "Connectivity is critical. If you are not online, you are left out."
Here's hoping for success! (Score:4, Informative)
Heck, even here in North Georgia, USA, I'd LOVE to have this as an option. You see, I'm at the mercy of sole-provider Windstream.
Nuff said.
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People get internet access (Score:2)
... and Google gets to track and log all their online activities from day one. It’s a win win!
They should use Trump-Baby balloons (Score:2)
Nothing helps the schools better than the Internet being litterally supported by a 'stable genius'.
Re: They should use Trump-Baby balloons (Score:1)
Everyone has their fetish bro. For some it is Russian hookers pissing on your face. Or others, it is the humiliating overthrow of a despotic, narcissistic tyrant.
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