Google and Kenya have reached a partnership to deploy a cutting-edge balloon network

A few days ago, Kenyan telecom operators revealed that they had signed a preliminary agreement with the company. The main content of the deal is the Google cutting-edge balloon network project.

The Google cutting-edge Balloon project is mainly to take off the hot air balloon with network equipment and transmit signals to the ground, which can significantly improve the network coverage.

Kenya is hoping to deploy more cutting-edge balloons in cooperation with Google Inc. to achieve network coverage throughout the country, and Google has refused to disclose more information.

Kenya has a population of 50 million people and has primarily covered the network in cities and towns, but most rural areas have long lacked network support.

The cost of deploying network equipment to dispersed rural operators is too high, and cost issues have also made users in rural areas reluctant to pay for broadband networks.

And through the Google cutting-edge Balloon project, there is no need for operators to lay a large number of network equipment, and ultimately the network service fee to be paid to the user terminal is also lower.

The Google cutting-edge Balloon project has been deployed in dozens of countries or regions. In contrast, Facebook’s UAV network project has gradually evolved.

Therefore, it is still a problem for the ultimate success of the Google Balloon Project. This type of project requires not only a significant amount of capital investment but also a variety of technical problems.

Source: businessinsider