Scientists from Microsoft Research have proposed using existing commercial aircraft flights and air routes to provide worldwide internet coverage at much lower cost than proposed solutions such as Google?s Project Loon (which uses balloons) and Facebook?s Aquila efforts (which uses solar-powered aircraft).
It looks like Microsoft outfitted an RV10 for initial testing. It would be interesting to hear more about this project.
Full article here: https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-research-proposes-using-existing-commercial-aircraft-to-provide-worldwide-wifi-coverage/
It looks like Microsoft outfitted an RV10 for initial testing. It would be interesting to hear more about this project.
Full article here: https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-research-proposes-using-existing-commercial-aircraft-to-provide-worldwide-wifi-coverage/