#puerto Rico: Communications

Googles, Balloons, called HBAL199, and HBAL237 are more than
. . . 60,000 feet (18,000 meters) above Puerto Rico, enabling:
. . . . . . Texts,
. . . . . . Emails, and
. . . . . . Basic web access.and are
. . . Solar-powered, so only provide Communication during the day.

They it has been tested in Peru,
. . . following flooding there, and
. . . navigate, using an algorithm that puts them in the
. . . best position to deliver signals by
. . . rising and falling to ride wind currents.

Googles, Alphabet, has been authorized by the
. . . Federal Communications Commission, to send up to
. . . 30 balloons to serve the hard-hit area.

Alphabet, announced tie-ups with
. . . 3 major Indonesian telecom operators to
. . . expand web connectivity in the country’s remote areas,
. . . using hundreds of net-beaming balloons.

10-22-2017 Source: #Puerto Rico: Communications