Google has launched giant balloons to bring the Internet to remote and inaccessible areas – think mountain ranges, archipelagos and jungles – starting in New Zealand.
Last week, Google released 30 Internet balloons in the Canterbury of New Zealand, with plans to release another 20 soon, Mashable reports.
The balloons, which resemble white jellyfish, use a combination of wind, solar power and “complex algorithms” to stay in a fixed spot in the sky, says project manager Mike Cassidy. The balloons communicate with antennas placed on the ground to provide Internet access in the areas where they hover.
Google says its ultimate goal is to provide Internet access to the two-thirds of the world who do not have or simply cannot afford Internet access.
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