The whole world will soon benefit from access to the Internet. Yes, even the most remote corners of the world and cut off from modern technology. At least that is the goal of the “Loon” from Google. With stratospheric balloons filled with helium, Internet giant hopes to make a connection to the web in these “white areas”.
And according to a report in the newspaper “Le Figaro”, the project moves into high gear on Thursday with the signing of a partnership between Google and the French Space Centre (CNES). A cooperation agreement that aims to “share resources, experiences and research on stratospheric balloons,” the newspaper said.
The cheaper balloons satellites
“Over 5 billion people are not connected. The purpose of Gafa (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple) is to connect everyone. For this, they explore three tracks: satellites, balloons and unmanned aerial vehicles, “said Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of CNES, in the article of” Figaro “to be published Thursday.
The stratospheric balloon solution has many advantages, the main one being much less expensive than the establishment of a satellite to several thousand kilometers from the Earth’s surface. To better develop the technology, Google has used the “best”, as they say themselves. Last spring, discussions begin between CNES and Google, before an agreement this summer, reports “Le Figaro”.
“The CNES will help Google to develop its expertise in analyzing the flights and design a new generation of ball for the project Loon” Does summarizes at Google. A first phase of tests could take place as early as 2015 with the establishment of a hundred balloons around the planet. This collaboration between Google and CNES once again shows that the qualities of the French space research are recognized worldwide. The French space agency including bomb the torso from the success of the Rosetta mission.
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