Google partners with the local 4G service providers and beam the Internet directly to the subscribers.
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Google, the Internet search giant that certainly has its fingers entrenched in a number of different projects, including bringing connectivity (Internet and the ilk) to those who live outside of cities, and who live in the interiors, looks set to kick off their Project Loon balloons in Indonesia a few time next year.
The company officials also highlighted that they have already tested these large balloons in counties including New Zealand, California (the US) and Brazil. Google may initially partner with BSNL for testing this technology by using broadband spectrum in 2.6 GHz band.
The know-how, used for 4G providers, has potential to exchange cellular towers as it could possibly immediately transmit alerts on 4G cell phones. Google uses solar panel and wind to power electronic equipment in the balloon throughout the day.
As per Google, every balloon can present connectivity to a floor space about forty km in diameter utilizing a wi-fi communications know-how referred to as LTE or 4G. “The DEITY committee is looking at various aspects to facilitate tests like identifying locations and coordination with various agencies”.
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Giving more details about the new project, DeitY, Google, Secretary, under whose guidance the project would be started said that for the drone-based internet transmission, they have approached the government and after their approve long with the government, they would be starting g their new project. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that Indonesia’s top three mobile network operators – Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata – have agreed to begin testing Project Loon balloon-powered Internet over Indonesia in 2016. “Under the Drone project, Google had plans to transmit internet on ground using eight big solar powered drones, but that has not been cleared by government yet”, sources added.
