Loon has launched 4G internet with the help of balloons.
Loon plans to expand the number of balls to 35thousand. One device can simultaneously serve users and be a link in the network to transfer the Internet to other balls. At the same time, the devices are autonomous - they can move themselves to the point where a large bandwidth is required, for this, machine learning algorithms are used.
Balls runs 20 km from the earth in the stratosphere. In preliminary tests, Loon recorded a speed of 18.9 Mbps and a delay of 19 milliseconds. The company hopes this will help bridge the digital divide in Internet access among people who live in areas where these services have never been provided.
If successful, the Kenyan government will implementThe strategic goal that was announced before the last election was to provide high-quality communications to all 45 million citizens of the country. Today, only residents of large cities have access to the Internet - about 39%, despite the fact that 90% of the country use mobile phones.
Previously, the Loon project was used in remotePuerto Rico regions to distribute LTE mobile Internet to 250 thousand islanders affected by hurricane Maria. However, it was not implemented by the local government, but by operators from the United States.
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