Google might be bringing its Project
Loon initiative to a different stratus sphere, reportedly with the use of
satellites. According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal,
the search giant is planning to build and launch 180 “small and high capacity” satellites in the very near future that
will go into low orbit and provide internet connection to low-service areas. Launching
the satellites will reportedly cost Google around $1-3 billion.
Currently, the search company already has an army of
balloons circling the globe to provide cheap internet. And just around two
months ago, it acquired a drone-making company called Titan
Aerospace in hopes of using its high-altitude drones to expand the reach of
the Project Loon network. If in case the satellite project becomes a reality,
it will definitely make Google’s internet
for the world efforts more stable.
On a business perspective, beefing up its internet
provisioning system will help Google increase its reach and possibly its
revenues since the expanded internet coverage will help the company deliver
more ads, its most powerful income-generating business to more consumers.
