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Loon partners with Telefonica's 'Internet for all' to bring balloon-powered connections to Peru
2019-11-22 08:51:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Alphabet's Loon has reached an agreement with the 'Internet para Todos' (IPT) project launched last year by Telefonica and Facebook to expand mobile internet access to parts of the Peruvian Amazon using high-altitude balloons. Under the terms of the deal, the partners will work together to serve parts of Loreto, one of Peru's largest and most remote regions, providing underserved Telefonica customers with mobile internet coverage starting next year. Peru will therefore become the first country in Latin America to use Loon on a sustained, non-emergency basis, upon regulatory approval.
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SoftBank's HAPSMobile to invest USD 125 million in Alphabet's Loon
2019-04-25 07:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) SoftBank's HAPSMobile and Alphabet's Loon have teamed up to advance the use of high altitude vehicles, such as balloons and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to bring connectivity to more people, places, and things worldwide. HAPSMobile will invest USD 125 million in Loon, and Loon has obtained the right to invest the same amount in HAPSMobile in the future. The companies are also exploring commercial collaborations to accelerate the deployment of high altitude network connectivity services, with a focus on expanding mobile internet penetration, enabling IoT applications, and assisting in the deployment of 5G.
SoftBank unit, Google's Loon in flying base station partnership
2019-04-25 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
HAPSMobile, part-owned by Japan's SoftBank, has announced a US$125 million investment in Loon, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, a deal that marks the start of a wider cooperation between the pair in the area of high-altitude mobile base stations. Under the terms of the deal, Loon has the right to invest the same amount in HAPSMobile in the future…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Google's Loon brings internet-by-balloon to Kenya
2018-07-19 14:28:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The network of balloons travels by predicting the speed and direction of winds in the stratosphere.
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Googles Project Loon Gets Green Light to Deploy Over Puerto Rico
2017-10-10 15:00:16| Extremetech
The FCC has granted Google permission to deploy its Project Loon LTE service over Puerto Rico, reconnecting the US territory with the internet and cellular service. The post Google’s Project Loon Gets Green Light to Deploy Over Puerto Rico appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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