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05-27-2013, 08:18 PM
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While last week the WSJ reported Google is developing low-price Android smartphones that will operate on WiFi using old radio and TV broadcast airwaves and spectrum, the second part of that plan are blimps. Some sources even state the Mountain View ...
Wi-Fi For Africa May Include Google Blimps And High-Altitude Balloons (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNELq7PQzpnhBDbap-TblhdPYIVOnQ&url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112857346/google-blimps-balloons-wi-fi-africa-052713/)RedOrbit
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 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
SlashGear (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/) -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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