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posted by mrpg on Sunday October 22 2017, @06:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the for-real-or-VR? dept.

Alphabet's Project Loon deploys LTE balloons in Puerto Rico

Alphabet's Project Loon has officially deployed its LTE balloons to Puerto Rico, the team announced this afternoon. In a blog penned by Project Loon head Alastair Westgarth, the company says it's working with the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation Authority, FEMA, and other cellular spectrum and aviation authorities to bring connectivity to parts of the island still suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Loon's official LTE partner for the initiative is AT&T, which is helping Loon use its fleet of stratospheric helium balloons to bring functions like text messaging and minor web browsing access to Puerto Rico residents who have LTE-equipped smartphones.

Also at TechCrunch.


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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 22 2017, @04:28PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 22 2017, @04:28PM (#585979)

    We may never know. If only there was a way to look up answers to questions. Maybe some sort of network of computers or something.

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  • (Score: 2) by rylyeh on Sunday October 22 2017, @07:23PM

    by rylyeh (6726) <{kadath} {at} {gmail.com}> on Sunday October 22 2017, @07:23PM (#586017)

    Never happen 'cause: the 'Guvrnmunt'!

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