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Google\u2019s dream to provide internet access to everyone around the world covering rural and remote areas made Google\u2019s research and development team to come up with a unique solution under the name of Project Loon, Balloon-Powered internet for all. Project Loon began in June 2013 with an experimental pilot in New Zealand and tested this technology in Christchurch and Canterbury.<\/p>\n
As per Wikipedia<\/a>, this project uses high-altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 20 km (12 mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 3G-like speeds.\u00a0 Interestingly, the desired direction and speed of the Balloon can be determined<\/em> using the wind data provided by NOAA<\/a> (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and users can access the internet through balloon network using special internet antenna\u2019s which will be on their buildings or roof tops. \u00a0For balloon-to-balloon and balloon-to-ground communications, the balloons use antennas equipped with specialized radio frequency technology.<\/p>\n There are many interesting<\/strong> (Must Read) facts available on internet on the technology used, how the design is prepared and how Balloon will fly in space and how each balloon will communicate between them. I am more excited to see its design and its concept of charging it\u2019s electrical components through solar panels due to which I believe there are low chances that it will disconnect occasionally.<\/p>\n Google has explained it in a very simple way on how Loon balloon is designed to stay aloft for three trips around the globe on Loon\u2019s Google+ site<\/a>. To us, it might sound easy and small thing but imagine how difficult it will be to manage Loon Balloon\u2019s which are floating 12 miles above the earth with no human in it and they are flying in different zone, oceans etc.<\/p>\n