Project Loon

Google is notorious for retiring apps and services, whether those were in wide use or not. That doesn't apply to just software either and the…

Some may remember the Project Loon balloons from years past. It's been a while since we've talked about the project, and recently a Loon balloon…

Google launched Project Loon back in 2013 to experiment with the idea of bringing Internet connectivity, specifically 4G LTE to normally inaccessible areas using high-altitude…

Alphabet's Project Loon has brought basic communications back to parts of Puerto Rico for individuals who have LTE phones. The communications are being made possible…

This is what Project Loon was made for. Well, perhaps not exactly the dire situation facing Puerto Rico at the moment. But the balloon-powered Internet…

Google, or rather its Alphabet parent, has given up on its plans to get drones to deliver Internet connections to remote places. That means that…

Google started its Project Loon several years back with the goal of putting a balloon into the stratosphere that carried with it tech needed to…

In order for Project Loon to be successful in bringing Internet connectivity to places where it is normally unavailable, the balloons that carry the equipment…

Google says that in Indonesia, only 1 out of 3 people is connected to the Internet. Now, that number might not sound that bad until…

Sri Lanka is now well on its way to becoming the first country in the entire world to have universal internet coverage. This is thanks…

Google's Project Loon has turned two, and it has achieved various milestones during its short life. The pilot test for the balloon-based Internet project took…

Google's Project Loon, bringing internet connectivity to out of the reach areas using balloons, sounded ridiculous at first. Turns out, according to Google Senior Vice…