The largest social network Facebook is negotiating the purchase of the company - manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles solar-powered Titan Aerospace. Reports the Techcrunch edition about it. The cost of the transaction should be 60 million dollars.
According to the source, this transaction will be carried out within the framework of the project accessible to all Internet Internet.org. This project aims to provide the Internet to 5 billion users worldwide, including to the most remote and undeveloped areas of the Earth.
According to the project, Titan Aerospace will create solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles that can relay signals at high altitude. The solar panels in the device will keep it in the air during the day and charge the built-in batteries for flying at night. Solara 50 and Solara 60 flying robots will be able to fly at an altitude of 20 kilometers for five years, without the need for landing.
It should be noted that Internet access will be limited both in speed and in content. Users will be able to access the weather, news, Wikipedia and some other information resources. Of course, Facebook will provide access to its eponymous social network.
At the moment, there are some issues with the settlement of access to the airspace in the territories over which drones will fly. However, this project is aimed at developing countries that should have no problems with the legality of these actions.
The company Facebook has not yet commented on this information, but a social network representative told Techcrunch about the fact of negotiations with Titan Aerospace.
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