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Google Project Loon
Krishna Sowjanya Devineni.
What is Google Project loon?
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Project Loon is a research and development project being developed by Google X with
the mission of providing Internet access to rural and remote areas.
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The project uses high-altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere at an altitude of
about 20 mi (32 km) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 3G-likespeeds.
Because of the project's seemingly outlandish mission goals, Google dubbed it "Project
Loon".
Introduction
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The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of
every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is
far from being a solved problem.
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There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity—jungles, archipelagos,
mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the
countries in the southern hemisphere, the cost of an Internet connection is more than a month’s
income.
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Solving these problems isn’t simply a question of time: it requires looking at the problem of
access from new angles. So today we’re unveiling our latest moonshot from Google[x]: balloonpowered Internet access.
How it works?
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A Loon is a helium-filled mylar balloon floating about 20 km (12 mi) above the
Earth’s surface, carrying an internet router and associated gear.
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Project Loon works on open Atmosphere in Stratosphere using Solar energy
and Wind energy.
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To connect to the Google Balloon network, the client require a special
internet antenna at ground.
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A Google Balloon can cover an area of 100s of square kilometers.
Navigation with the Wind
Stratosphere
 Stratosphere is situated on the edge of space, between 10 km and
60 km in altitude having steady winds below 20 mph.
 In the stratosphere, there are many layers of wind, and each layer
of wind varies in direction and speed.
 Loon balloons are directed by rising or descending into a layer of
wind blowing in the desired direction of travel by using wind data
from NOAA.
Design
Components
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How loon connects?
 Each balloon can provide connectivity to a ground area.
 To use LTE, Project Loon partners with telecommunications companies to share cellular spectrum.
 Balloons relay wireless traffic from cell phones and other devices back to the global Internet using high-speed links.
Where does loon travel?
 Project Loon began with a pilot test in June 2013, when thirty balloons were launched from New
Zealand’s South Island and beamed Internet to a small group of pilot testers.
 The pilot test has since expanded to include a greater number of people over a wider area. Looking
ahead, Project Loon will continue to expand the pilot, with the goal of establishing a ring of
uninterrupted connectivity at latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, so that pilot testers in these
latitudes can receive continuous service via balloon-powered Internet.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
Cons:
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Easy to use
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Cost
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Speed
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Maintenance
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Increasing Internet Usage
Conclusion
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In this century, Google’s new invention Google project loon provide a very valuable help
to poor people by accessing the internet facility.
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With this, almost all people may get the ability to know the world of interest and utilize
these facility to overcome the barriers.
References
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https://www.google.com/loon/
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http://globalresearch.co.in/Global%20_Research_Vol_II_Iss_II_5.pdf
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https://www.rivier.edu/journal/ROAJ-Fall-2014/J855-Katikala_ProjectLoon.pdf
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http://www.popsci.com/how-it-works-project-loon-global-internet
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