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@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that

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A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that

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@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago
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Network equipment riding on balloons, airships, gliders and planes could boost internet access, including in disaster zones, and improve scientific monitoring.
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    11•9 months ago

    Doesnt starlink solve this?

    • @Whelks_chance@lemmy.world
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      12•9 months ago

      One man controlling access to a sizable percentage of the world’s internet access doesn’t solve much.

    • mle
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      4•9 months ago

      I think there are a lot of ways this is technologically solvable. Imho this is an economic challenge, not a technological one.

    • @cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3•9 months ago

      Yes and there is also OneWeb and eventually Kuiper.

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