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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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US Navy sails warships near China-built artificial islands

2015-10-27 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy has started sailing its warships within 12nm miles of the artificial islands built by China in the disputed South China Sea.

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Georgia Power Opens 11 New EV Charging Islands

2015-10-26 17:05:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Georgia Power opened 11 new electric vehicle (EV) charging islands to the public on Oct. 1. read more

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CenturyLink penalized for San Juan Islands outage

2015-10-22 04:53:22| Telecom - Topix.net

Washington utility regulators have announced a penalty for CenturyLink related to a 10-day service outage in November 2013 in the San Juan Islands. The utility will have to give customer credits totaling $271,000, pay a fine of at least $50,000, and do nearly $3 million in infrastructure repairs and improvements.

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