Elon Musk may be trying to share the internet in remote places using
high-altittude devices , but Google has been working on a similar idea
since 2013 with Project Loon . Wireless airwaves are already quite
cluttered, however, so Google is requesting new spectrum above the 24
GHz range to deliver signals from its internet balloons. Google’s
internet-by-air effort, Project Loon , isn’t necessarily limited to
countries where data coverage is frequently spotty; it might be headed
to the US, too.
- Of course, it benefits Google to have more ways for people to
connect to its services, but there’s no denying the current wireless
space needs more breathing room.
- Improvements to wireless technology have made ultra-wideband
wireless useful for networking where it was previously restricted to
very short-range uses, like PC peripherals.
- The FCC will still have to parcel out these frequencies before companies like Google can even consider using them.
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Google Says Drones, Balloons Could Use New Spectrum for Internet Access
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