Google decides Loon is too costly to keep afloat
Loon, the much-hyped Google-backed project to connect difficult to reach areas to the Internet, is no more; the company is winding down due to high costs.
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Telkom Kenya hosts first commercial deployment of Loon
Alphabet’s novel solution to connecting the unconnected has had its first non-emergency deployment in Kenya.
Loon claims second customer win in Amazon rainforest
Google-owned balloon connectivity firm Loon has officially signed its second customer, Internet para Todos Perú, to deliver the internet to remote regions in the Peruvian Amazon.
Google Loon up-and-floating to aid Peru earthquakes
Commercial contract negotiations with Telefonica Peru have allowed Google’s Loon to respond to Amazonian earthquakes within 48-hours of receiving the call.
Loon bolsters connectivity credentials with advisory board signings
Alphabet’s latest X graduate Loon has added industry heavyweights to its advisory board as the business searches for commercial credibility in the world of connectivity.
Google’s Loon is actually starting to look like a genuine business
The idea of using balloons floating 20km above the earth to provide connectivity quite frankly sounds bat-sh*t, but Google’s Loon is actually starting to look like a feasible business.
Alphabet’s blue sky thinkers pen first Loon deal in Kenya
The Loon team have signed its first commercial deal with Telkom Kenya to deploy a pilot 4G network in suburban and rural areas of the country.
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