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Balloons Provide Internet Service to 100,000 People in Puerto Rico

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday November 11 2017, @02:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the up-in-the-air dept.

takyon writes:

Balloons operated by Google, AT&T, and T-Mobile have provided Internet connectivity to about 100,000 residents in Hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico, although about half of the cell sites servicing the island of 3.5 million people are down:

Alphabet's Project Loon, which last month partnered with AT&T and T-Mobile to bring LTE connectivity to disaster-stricken Puerto Rico, says its helium air balloons have delivered internet to 100,000 residents on the island. A significant portion of Puerto Rico, still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Maria, is still without cell tower reception, with the Federal Communications Commission reporting earlier today that nearly 44 percent of Puerto Rico cell sites are still out of service. Loon deployed balloons in late October in what was its fastest-ever deployment in an effort to help residents get back online as soon as possible.

Also at Engadget and 9to5Google.

Previously: Alphabet Deploys Project Loon Balloons to Puerto Rico

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @03:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 11 2017, @03:07AM (#595463)

    Our little brown brothers always need saving.

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