The birth of the public hotspot
Power to the people with mesh networks
Beaming internet down from the heavens
The hidden costs of free connection
YOUR GOAL
Master of Catching the free wave of global internet
007skaty Space-to-Mobile Internet
No bars in sight, no bars in sight, We text for help straight to a satellite.
007skaty Anyone with a cheap satellite dish and DIY receiver could download broadcasted Wikipedia articles, weather alerts, and books
007skaty A solar-powered internet drone glides smoothly while beaming free connectivity down to earth
007skaty Align the sky beams to discover how community networks provide free internet access.
Balloon records: One of Google's Project Loon balloons set a flight record by staying afloat in the stratosphere for 312 consecutive days.
In which South American nation did Project Loon successfully provide emergency internet after a major earthquake in 2019?
007skaty Google designed giant stratospheric balloons to beam internet access to Earth.
What simple, low-cost device did users need to build to receive the free data broadcasted by Outernet?
In which year did Google's parent company, Alphabet, shut down Project Loon due to difficulties making it commercially viable?
At what approximate altitude in the stratosphere did Google's Project Loon balloons float to beam internet down?
Facebook's experimental solar-powered internet drone, Aquila, had a wingspan comparable to which commercial airplane?
In which year did Facebook officially ground its Aquila drone project to focus on partnering with traditional telecom companies?
What physical infrastructure damage cut off Tonga's internet during the 2022 volcanic eruption, requiring satellite aid?