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Date posted: 12/01/2017 Google has confirmed it has closed its internet drone project Titan, three years after it bought the business. The drones were designed to bring the internet to remote rural areas, complementing its Loon project - a similar initiative using hot air balloons. However, the solar-powered vehicles have faced technical difficulties and funding challenges. On Wednesday, blog 9to5 Google revealed Titan had actually shut in early 2016. A statement from X, the Google division responsible for Titan, confirmed the news. "Titan was brought into X in late 2015. We ended our exploration of high altitude unmanned aerial vehicles for internet access shortly after," it said. "By comparison, at this stage the economics and technical feasibility of Project Loon present a much more promising way to connect rural and remote parts of the world." See the full Story via external site: www.bbc.co.uk Most recent stories in this category (Connectivity): 19/02/2017: Google hails net balloon ‘breakthrough’ |
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