Loon LLC
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Loon LLC was an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary working on providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. The company used high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere at an altitude of 18 km to 25 km to
A Loon balloon at the Christchurch launch event in June 2013
The Loon network worked by transmitting from ground stations to a number of balloons floating high up in the atmosphere, which was then received by customers' receivers. Also shown: the wind traveling strategy, the Internet connection, and the area served.
Astro Teller
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Eric "Astro" Teller is an American entrepreneur, computer scientist, and author, with expertise in the field of intelligent technology.
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…countries in regions such as Africa and Southeast Asia that can not afford to lay underground fiber cable. In May 2014, Google X laboratories director Eric "Astro" Teller announced that, rather than negotiate a section of bandwidth that was free for them worldwide, they would instead become a temporary base station that…
Teller in 2025