Facebook Quietly Ended Its Rural Internet Laser Drone Program
One of Facebook’s ambitious plans to bring broadband internet to remote and rural communities around the globe quietly folded Tuesday, according to a blog post from Facebook’s engineering team.
The program focused on designing and constructing the Aquila, a giant drone that could beam down internet connection via laser beams from 60,000 feet.
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High altitude connectivity: The next chapter – Facebook Code
https://code.fb.com/connectivity/high-altitude-connectivity-the-next-chapter/
Facebook is stepping back from its plan to bring the internet to the world via giant drones – Quartz