MENLO PARK, Calif. — Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. said Friday that its stratospheric balloons are now delivering the internet to remote areas of Puerto Rico where cellphone towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria. Two of the search giant’s “Project Loon” balloons are already over the country enabling texts, emails and basic web access to AT&T customers with handsets that use its 4G LTE network. The balloons — called HBAL199 and HBAL237 — are more than 60,000 feet (18,000 meters) above land, according to FlightRadar24.com .
Google Parent Company Turns On Internet Balloons In Puerto Rico
Ryan Nakashima, Denver Post: Business
Fri, 10/20/2017 - 9:37pm
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