A company called Loon is using balloons to deliver the internet to people across Kenya. The company believes its system will be a cheap, reliable way to bring internet services to people who live in remote areas.
Loon began as a special project inside of Google, and was later turned into its own company. For its work in Kenya, Loon is partnering with Telkom Kenya, Kenya’s third-largest cell service.
The idea behind Loon is that by using balloons as floating cell towers, internet services can be delivered easily and cheaply, even to remote areas. That’s appealing in Africa, where in 2019, less than 30% of the people were able to connect to the internet.
The implications for remote schooling are potentially enormous.
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