Google's Project Loon to provide internet access across Sri Lanka

30 July, 2015
The island nation of Sri Lanka has entered into an agreement with Google to provide country-wide internet access using the latter's Project Loon, something that would make it the first country to have universal internet access through the search giant's project.

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  • kawish_perera
  • Xjf
  • 31 Jul 2015

Great Job #Google

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    • bucket
    • XNp
    • 31 Jul 2015

    AnonD-416333, 30 Jul 2015Thanks Google.....Ur awesome!!!! Thanks again for selecting... moreany network bro

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      • AnonD-364569
      • tUa
      • 31 Jul 2015

      wooooow . lol by the way

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        • AnonD-416333
        • teq
        • 30 Jul 2015

        Thanks Google.....Ur awesome!!!! Thanks again for selecting Sri Lanka... Would it be used by Telecom or a private company like Dialog??

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          • AnonD-377464
          • IWU
          • 30 Jul 2015

          Ohh i luv google...

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            • Anonymous
            • iwp
            • 30 Jul 2015

            Wow..! :-) for us . . . ? awesome. .

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              • Eske Rahn
              • 3ii
              • 30 Jul 2015

              Anonymous, 30 Jul 2015try reading about it before commenting next time. the ballo... moreThere are a lot of wind there, you might try to read about it too:

              http://www.google.com/loon/how/

              And to others: The same page says that it is LTE

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                • Caesar Sri lanka
                • Mi5
                • 30 Jul 2015

                its LTE technology they are going to use. they are using the local teleco providers for that. most probably they will use SLT as their core. this is agood initiative...

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                  • T'yen
                  • IWS
                  • 30 Jul 2015

                  Some websites said itz going to provide WLAN. Some people said LTE. Some are said 3G. idk

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                    • Anonymous
                    • FMY
                    • 30 Jul 2015

                    baloon, 30 Jul 2015And how they suppoe to place that baloon stagnant at a plac... moretry reading about it before commenting next time. the balloons run in the stratosphere. which would be well above weather patterns

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tue
                      • 30 Jul 2015

                      Anonymous, 30 Jul 2015The catch is that the world is putting even more power into... moreGoogle software is the most powerful in the world. Let them own us and turn us into data. Google can't ever go wrong.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 9Ge
                        • 30 Jul 2015

                        The catch is that the world is putting even more power into googles hands...

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                          • Noob
                          • u{J
                          • 30 Jul 2015

                          They ran tests in new zealand prior to putting this to play here in Sri Lanka, so I think they've already thought about risk factors such as storms and winds.

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                            • Tsarli
                            • 7IB
                            • 30 Jul 2015

                            How much will the service cost?

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                              • AnonD-286474
                              • utD
                              • 30 Jul 2015

                              What's the catch?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • XMF
                                • 30 Jul 2015

                                will it crash the airplane??

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                                  • AnonD-216768
                                  • IWU
                                  • 30 Jul 2015

                                  That is awesome!! Can we use LTE speed on this?

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                                    • AnonD-216768
                                    • IWU
                                    • 30 Jul 2015

                                    That is awesome!! But why can't devalop that in to LTE speed?

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                                      • baloon
                                      • v0k
                                      • 30 Jul 2015

                                      And how they suppoe to place that baloon stagnant at a place during stroms and winds?