Internet Balloon Loon Failed: Google Has Lost Another Dream Part 2

In fact, incredible as Loon's creativity is, WiFi 5G is standard for people living in developed areas, yet there are hundreds of millions of people in those developing countries and regions who have never experienced the convenience of the network. It is difficult to recover the cost of spreading optical fiber all over Africa, so it is necessary to explore more economical ways to promote the Internet.

Loon's choice is to use a balloon with a computer and solar charging. Facebook has a similar experiment, using the giant UAV Aquila. You may wonder why technology giants are so keen on popularizing the Internet. For charity? In fact, for the two giants who monopolize the online advertising industry, few netizens can avoid them. One more Internet user causes more earning. Even African users with low returns can be cultivated slowly.

Of course, Loon has left highlights in its several years of life. For example, when the United States was hit by a hurricane, Loon's balloon enabled the local paralyzed network back to normal within a few hours. Such examples have also been seen in other countries. Unfortunately, creative as it is, the reality defeats it. In the announcement announcing Loon's failure, the project leader frankly said: "the road to for commercial feasibility is longer than we expected."