Loon’s 4G Broadband by Balloon Project Moves to Commercial Trial

Google (Alphabet) has announced that Loon, which is a long-running project that aims to distribute mobile broadband (4G / 5G) connectivity from High Altitude Platforms (stratospheric balloons), will in a few weeks time see its first commercial trial take place in Kenya (Africa). The super-pressure, helium-filled and solar powered balloons are designed to drift (controlled) […]