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November 19,2020
Loon Selected as One of Time’s 2020 Best Inventions
We’re so honored to be chosen as one of Time’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020! What started as a moonshot is now a reality providing connectivity to places around the world that are underserved.
November 19,2020
July 7, 2020
A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet
A commercial deal in Kenya marks the first application of balloon-powered internet in Africa, the region with the lowest percentage of internet users globally.
July 7, 2020
May 19, 2020
Video: The State of the Balloon internet Project in Kenya
Video interview of Loon’s Ben Freedman
May 19, 2020
May 13, 2020
High-flying balloons to boost northern Mozambique’s internet
Balloons over northern Mozambique are planned to provide the remote regions with stable internet connections
May 13, 2020
May 6, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon partners with AT&T to extend coverage globally in case of disasters
The partnership will help address connectivity needs in response to a disaster.
May 6, 2020
April 30, 2020
HAPS backers highlight untapped commercial potential
Loon, Airbus Defence and Space, HAPSMobile, Intelsat, and Nokia highlight opportunities in the stratosphere.
April 30, 2020
April 22, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon prepares for commercial launch in Kenya with internet balloon tests
The balloons are currently performing network testing.
April 22, 2020
February 23, 2020
Alphabet's Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
Loon just got a big boost from telecoms in its bid to provide high-altitude internet to the world
February 23, 2020
February 6, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon and SoftBank’s HAPSMobile turn solar-powered drones into flying cell towers
The two companies adapted the Loon technology with HAPSMobile’s drones, effectively turning these drones into mobile cell towers.
February 6, 2020
November 15, 2018
Google’s Solution for African Internet: Balloons
The tech giant says a network of high-flying blimps can connect millions.
November 15, 2018
