New Delhi, Nov 3: Search engine giant Google is currently working with Indian government on a project to provide Internet connectivity in the country by using large balloons.
‘Project Loon’ is using big balloons floating at a height of 20 kilometers above earth surface for transmission of Internet services. The technology has already been tested in New Zealand, California and Brazil.
The technology, which is used for 4G services, has potential to replace mobile towers as it can directly transmit signals on 4G mobile phones.
Each balloon can provide connectivity to a ground area about 40 km in diameter using a wireless communications technology called LTE or 4G. To use this, the Project Loon in partnership with telecommunication companies to share cellular spectrum facilitating Internet everywhere.
