Google uses 180 satellites to enable the net anywhere in the world

ByNASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Google bought beforeA drone development company that can stay in high altitude for a long timeTechnology is used to deliver the Internet to any region around the world, but to investigate the Internet environment from space by space satellite newly invested more than 1 billion dollars (about 100 billion yen) It has become clear that we have plans to go and send net communication satellites.

Google to spend more than $ 1bn on satellite internet, reports indicated | Technology | theguardian.com
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The GuardianAccording to Google, it plans to introduce more than 180 satellites on Earth orbits and plan to provide an Internet environment to people living in areas isolated from the Internet by remote areas, government and others. The satellites used are those with compact and large capacity communication capacity and are expected to become orbit around low orbit orbit near the ground.

Google makes it possible to connect the Internet via Wi-Fi all over the world using balloons "Project · Rune (Project Loon)"Announced in 2013, the plan by the satellite this time is to extend this.

Releasing the receiving antenna of "Loon" that enables Google to use Wi-Fi network connection anywhere using a balloon, part of the grand plan revealed - GIGAZINE


Although it is an Internet environment now centered around developed countries now, it is only 2.7 billion who is one third of the world's population that can actually use the Internet freely, and the remaining two thirds people Is still isolated from the Internet.

Regarding the provision of the Internet environment from the sky, Facebook is showing a posture to enter the development competition. Google announced the acquisitionCompany "Titan Aerospace" company that develops drone "atmospheric satellite" that can stay for a long time and high altitudeIn fact, before thatCompanies that Facebook was negotiating acquisitions to face Google. Ultimately Facebook is a British company that is regarded as a competitor of Titan Aerospace "Ascenta"We acquired and acquired the development.

Google says about this, "The Internet has the power to transform people's lives, but yet two-thirds of the world is not in such an environment, so GoogleProject · RuneAnd Titan Aerospace's "Atmospheric satellite"We are planning to connect the remaining billions of people to the Internet over the next few years by focusing on the technology", replied the spokesperson's statement to the Guardian newspaper, I will refrain from comments.

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