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It never really took off (commercially), apparently Matthew Hughes Fri 22 Jan 2021 // 14:02 UTC Share Copy Alphabet has stuck a pin in its Project Loon broadband project, which sought to use high-altitude balloons to extend connectivity to areas considered hard to reach by traditional telcos. Word of Loons cancellation came from the companys CEO, Alastair Westgarth, who attributed the decision to problems in commercialising the tech. "We talk a lot about connecting the n...

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Alphabet Is Winding Down Loon Internet Balloon Project A small team will stay on to wrap up Loons pilot service in Kenya. By Stephanie Mlot (Photo via Alphabet Inc.) Alphabet subsidiary Loon, which used high-altitude balloons to create an aerial wireless network, is officially deflated. CEO Alastair Westgarth broke the news in a Friday blog post, revealing that Project Loon "will be winding down." What began in 2011 as a research and development project at Google X has grown into a se...

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Vodacom pulls plug on Internet balloons project Following Google parent Alphabet’s decision on Thursday to kill off its Loon Internet balloon start-up, Vodacom Group has said it will no longer proceed with a Loon project to deliver communications in rural Mozambique. “Vodacom Mozambique will regrettably no longer be able to proceed with its Internet balloon project following Alphabet’s closure of Project Loon,” the company said in response to a query from TechCentral on Friday. �...

Google internet balloon project has been killed, along with Vodacom deal in Mozambique  Jan 22, 2021, 06:01 PM facebook email A balloon from Googles "Project Loon" - to supply remote areas with Internet connections. Photo: Getty Images Google parent company Alphabet has shut down  Loon, which produces solar-powered balloons that bring internet to remote areas.  Last year, Vodacom struck a deal with Loon to expand internet access in Mozambique. Project Loon started...

“While we’ve found a number of willing partners along the way, we haven’t found a way to get the costs low enough to build a long-term, sustainable business,” Westgarth explained.  “Sadly, despite the team’s groundbreaking technical achievements over the last 9 years — doing many things previously thought impossible, like precisely navigating balloons in the stratosphere, creating a mesh network in the sky, or developing balloons that can withstand the harsh conditions of the s...

Alphabet To Ground Internet Balloon Project Loon MOUNTAIN VIEW (dpa-AFX) - Google parent Alphabet decided to drop its Internet balloon project Loon that was launched with the idea of providing Internet access to rural areas and providing last mile connectivity. In a blog post, Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth said they have not found a way to get the costs low enough to build a long-term, sustainable business, despite gaining a number of interested partners along the way. Though the project was star...

By Shaka Momodu I can visualise the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim, also known as Sheikh Pantami, watching videos and photos of desperate clusters of people at various National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) centres across the country attempting to obtain the National Identity Number (NIN) and gleefully feeling good about himself. You know that satisfaction some derive when they inflict pain and misery on others? Yes. Let me stretch it just a bit further,...

IDC names top 10 trends for smart cities in policing, cybersecurity, and high-speed internet connections on December 22, 2020, 7:36 AM PST COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation and analysts predict overall smart city investment will reach $203 billion globally by 2024. The "IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Smart Cities and Communities 2021 Predictions" report  reflects IDCs vision for the 10 most important trends in smart city technology over the next six years.  ...