A few weeks ago we reported here the interest of Facebook in a North American company that manufactured Drones, that is to say, unmanned airplanes.
The idea of Facebook is provide internet access to remote regions, making use of these drones. The point is that Google has exactly the same idea. Having already advanced with the “Project Loon“, Which provides access to the internet using balloons placed at high altitude, which share the internet signal to remote areas.
How Facebook backed down on buying the company “Titan Aerospace“, A manufacturer of Drones, Google took the chance and decided to buy it, to further strengthen its massification project on the internet. Apparently Facebook wanted to give 60 million for the company, a value considered low and Google will have presented a much better proposal. The strongest won.
To remember, the great advantage of Titan Aerospace, is that its unmanned airplanes operate at great height and thanks to solar power can fly for up to five years without needing to land for maintenance.
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[Via]: Info
