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How Google X is bringing Internet to Indonesia's 17,000 islands
2015-10-30 12:43:34| Wireless - Topix.net
An audacious plan from Google X engineers will soar over wired technology to bring airborne Wi-Fi to the Southern Hemisphere. Google co-founder Sergey Brin walks in front of a giant 'Project Loon' balloon at the Google office in Mountain View, Calif., Oct. 28. Alphabet Inc, the new holding company for Google, has teamed up with three Indonesian telecommunications companies to expand Internet access in that country using solar-powered balloons.
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