Loon balloons during laser-based communication testing in 2016. (Credit: Google) Each balloon would communicate with ground stations, both for control and for the internet link which subscribers ...

Alphabet is spinning out laser-based Internet company Taara from its “moonshot” incubator, hoping to turbocharge the start-up that provides high-bandwidth services to hard-to-reach areas in ...

Google’s attempt to provide remote area connectivity with balloons has been floated out as an independent company, a rare ...

Loon was wound up in 2021 because of political ... countries including India and parts of Africa. It has created a 5km laser link over the Congo River between Brazzaville and Kinshasa, the capital ...