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Alphabet Shutting Down Loon, Its Balloon-Based Internet Alternative to Cell Towers
Alphabet is shutting down its Internet balloon business, Loon, that aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saying that "the road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped."
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Deutsche Telekom Tests Mobile Antenna in Earth’s Stratosphere
Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it had successfully tested an aerial base station in the earth's stratosphere, an innovation it hopes will bring mobile coverage to remote areas that are hard for ground-based networks to reach.
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Alphabet's Loon Commercially Launches Balloon-Based Internet Service, Starts With Kenya
Google’s parent company Alphabet has launched its first large-scale balloon-based Internet service through its subsidiary, Loon. This is the first ever implementation of this project that has been in the works for a long time. The first country to get this service is Kenya and Alphabet has worked with Telkom Kenya to make this possible.
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Google Internet Balloon Spinoff Loon Still Looking for Its Wings
Google's bet on balloons to deliver cell service soon faces a crucial test amid doubts about the viability of the technology by some potential customers.
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Alphabet's Loon Providing Internet Access to Peru's Earthquake Victims
Loon - an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company - is providing Peru's people with wireless broadband communication.
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Google Doodle Welcomes New Year 2019 With Elephants, Balloons And Popcorn
Two purple elephants at a party, balloons and popcorn: This is how Google ringed in New Year 2019 using its famous Google doodle today.
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For New Year's Eve 2018, Google's Doodle Is A Pair Of Cute Elephants
New Year Eve 2018, NYE 2018, Happy New Year: From New Delhi to New York, as the world celebrates New Year's Eve 2018, search giant Google is marking the occasion with a playful doodle showing two baby elephants tossing balloons and chomping on popcorn.
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Alphabet to Deploy Balloon Internet in Kenya With Telkom in 2019
Telkom Kenya is the third biggest operator in the country behind market leader Safaricom and Bharti Airtel's Kenyan unit.
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Google Parent 'Graduates' Moonshot Projects Loon, Wing
The announcement means that balloon project Loon and drone project Wing will be independent companies within Alphabet.
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Google's High Altitude Internet Balloon Crashes in Kenya
The balloon, a part of a 10-balloon batch, was deployed for testing in Nakuru, Nanyuki, Nyeri, and Marsabit in July 2017.
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Google Parent Says Its Project Loon Balloons Are Now Delivering 4G LTE to Puerto Rico
Several more balloons are on their way from Nevada, and Alphabet has been authorized by the US FCC to send up to 30 balloons to serve the hard-hit area.
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Google Parent's Project Loon Internet-Beaming Balloons a Step Closer to Deployment
Alphabet expects Project Loon to be partnering in coming months with telecom companies to provide Internet to "real users".
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Google's Internet-Beaming Project Loon Balloons Hit Legal Snag in Sri Lanka
Just a year after testing began in Sri Lanka regulators have been unable to allocate Google a radio frequency for the airborne venture without breaching international regulations.
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Google Doodle Celebrates New Year With Balloon Drop
Google doodle celebrated the new year by dropping balloons. The doodle shows balloons dropping down for celebration as the clock strikes 12.
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Google Doodle New Year Balloons Can't Wait For Clock To Strike 12
New Year is around the corner and everybody is excited to start a fresh year with new beginnings, new ideas, new energy, and new determination. Everybody wants to make this coming year a cherishable one. Google, too, seems excited about 2017 and has posted a colourful doodle with jumpy balloons waiting for the clock to strike twelve.
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Alphabet Shutting Down Loon, Its Balloon-Based Internet Alternative to Cell Towers
Alphabet is shutting down its Internet balloon business, Loon, that aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saying that "the road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped."
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Deutsche Telekom Tests Mobile Antenna in Earth’s Stratosphere
Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it had successfully tested an aerial base station in the earth's stratosphere, an innovation it hopes will bring mobile coverage to remote areas that are hard for ground-based networks to reach.
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Alphabet's Loon Commercially Launches Balloon-Based Internet Service, Starts With Kenya
Google’s parent company Alphabet has launched its first large-scale balloon-based Internet service through its subsidiary, Loon. This is the first ever implementation of this project that has been in the works for a long time. The first country to get this service is Kenya and Alphabet has worked with Telkom Kenya to make this possible.
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Google Internet Balloon Spinoff Loon Still Looking for Its Wings
Google's bet on balloons to deliver cell service soon faces a crucial test amid doubts about the viability of the technology by some potential customers.
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Alphabet's Loon Providing Internet Access to Peru's Earthquake Victims
Loon - an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company - is providing Peru's people with wireless broadband communication.
-
Google Doodle Welcomes New Year 2019 With Elephants, Balloons And Popcorn
Two purple elephants at a party, balloons and popcorn: This is how Google ringed in New Year 2019 using its famous Google doodle today.
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For New Year's Eve 2018, Google's Doodle Is A Pair Of Cute Elephants
New Year Eve 2018, NYE 2018, Happy New Year: From New Delhi to New York, as the world celebrates New Year's Eve 2018, search giant Google is marking the occasion with a playful doodle showing two baby elephants tossing balloons and chomping on popcorn.
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Alphabet to Deploy Balloon Internet in Kenya With Telkom in 2019
Telkom Kenya is the third biggest operator in the country behind market leader Safaricom and Bharti Airtel's Kenyan unit.
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Google Parent 'Graduates' Moonshot Projects Loon, Wing
The announcement means that balloon project Loon and drone project Wing will be independent companies within Alphabet.
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Google's High Altitude Internet Balloon Crashes in Kenya
The balloon, a part of a 10-balloon batch, was deployed for testing in Nakuru, Nanyuki, Nyeri, and Marsabit in July 2017.
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Google Parent Says Its Project Loon Balloons Are Now Delivering 4G LTE to Puerto Rico
Several more balloons are on their way from Nevada, and Alphabet has been authorized by the US FCC to send up to 30 balloons to serve the hard-hit area.
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Google Parent's Project Loon Internet-Beaming Balloons a Step Closer to Deployment
Alphabet expects Project Loon to be partnering in coming months with telecom companies to provide Internet to "real users".
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Google's Internet-Beaming Project Loon Balloons Hit Legal Snag in Sri Lanka
Just a year after testing began in Sri Lanka regulators have been unable to allocate Google a radio frequency for the airborne venture without breaching international regulations.
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Google Doodle Celebrates New Year With Balloon Drop
Google doodle celebrated the new year by dropping balloons. The doodle shows balloons dropping down for celebration as the clock strikes 12.
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Google Doodle New Year Balloons Can't Wait For Clock To Strike 12
New Year is around the corner and everybody is excited to start a fresh year with new beginnings, new ideas, new energy, and new determination. Everybody wants to make this coming year a cherishable one. Google, too, seems excited about 2017 and has posted a colourful doodle with jumpy balloons waiting for the clock to strike twelve.
