Google sẽ cung cấp miễn phí dịch vụ internet toàn cầu qua vệ tinh
Google To Provide Free Internet For All Humans On Earth Via It’s Satellites
By The Engineer – June, 8th 2014 Internet
has become a vital part of our life over decades and now you can’t
possibly imagine life without it will be. However, you’d be surprised to
know that even now 2/3rd of Earth’s population doesn’t have
access to internet. This is where Google comes in who has decided to
change this by launching a myriad of satellites in order to provide
internet services to the 4.8 billion people who are still offline.
According to the information; the company is spending about $1
billion on this project which will rival Facebook’s effort to provide
free internet to the world. There are rumors that Google will launch 180
satellites for this project. They will orbit the Earth at somewhat
lower altitudes when compared to the conventional satellites.
Google’s project is being headed by Greg Wyler who is the founder of
the O3b Networks, a start-up aimed at satellite communications, and
there are rumors that the team might launch twice the suggested number
of satellites. But that is still a speculation and the final verdict
will be made once the final design in submitted. This project is
basically the latest venture undertaken by Silicon Valley whereas we
also have a separate project by Google which plans on employing hot air
high altitude balloons to provide internet, dubbed as Project Loon.
Professor William Webb, Deputy President of the Institution of
Engineering, said: ‘The idea of using aerial platforms to deliver
connectivity is one that is many decades old, from low-orbital
satellites to balloons and more recently unmanned aerial vehicles. The
difficulty has always been one of keeping the aerial platform in the
right place in the sky for weeks or months at a low enough cost. As
technologies mature we get ever closer to achieving this and Facebook’s
intervention in this space is a welcome boost to the area.’
Right
now the task at hand is to make the project economically feasible while
ensuring that it serves the purpose. Good luck to Google!
Right
now the task at hand is to make the project economically feasible while
ensuring that it serves the purpose. Good luck to Google!
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