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05-27-2013, 07:08 PM
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No, it's not April first; Google may be planning to outfit several blimps and high-altitude balloons with wireless networks and fly them over Wi-Fi-less areas in Africa and Asia. According to the Wall Street Journal, the search and ad sales giant is ...
Google Floats Idea to use Balloons to deliver Wi-Fi to Africa and Asia (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGNxggFtfzWmZFI5RlMoWAvJrx_Kg&url=http://highlightpress.com/google-floats-idea-to-use-balloons-to-deliver-wi-fi-to-africa-and-asia/1943/djohnson)Highlight Press
Google plan to launch WiFi networks in emerging markets will connect millions (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHefLHqvckWSthBtPmhJ0Htgwn8rg&url=http://www.slashgear.com/google-plan-to-launch-wifi-networks-in-emerging-markets-will-connect-millions-24283593/)SlashGear
Google Wireless: Company to Bring Wifi Access to 1 Billion People Using Blimps (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHDvmgBzHcfNOzGP13QsHnvs4sEDw&url=http://www.policymic.com/articles/44679/google-wireless-company-to-bring-wifi-access-to-1-billion-people-using-blimps)PolicyMic
Huffington Post (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHk0qt0vwYT2n6bUq7iiwFsfIqGpA&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/25/google-blimp-wireless-internet_n_3333834.html) -Wall Street Journal (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGmp0zu6QIJ5eZXS3AxnW2kEBk6PA&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323975004578503350402434918.html)
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