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SkyOrbiter UAVs Could Fly For Years and Provide Global Internet Access

Posted by samzenpus on from the access-access-everywhere dept.

Zothecula writes The internet has become a critical means of communication during humanitarian crises and a crucial everyday tool for people around the world. Now, a Portuguese company wants to make sure everyone has access to it. Quarkson plans to use SkyOrbiter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transmit internet access "to every corner of the world."

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  1. Comcast will love that... by Squidlips · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So how are they going to finagle fees from us for this? Decoders? It is scandalous that we have to pay through the nose just for the right to be spied on ....

  2. "Provide Global Internet Access" by gstoddart · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Provide Global Internet Access

    And, just as likely, surveillance.

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