Facebook Successfully Tests Laser Internet Drones

Posted by Soulskill on Friday March 27, 2015 @01:22AM from the because-social-networks-need-laser-drones-for-stuff dept.

rtoz writes: At its F8 conference in San Francisco, Facebook announced the first hardware it plans to use to beam the Internet down to billions of people around the world. Codenamed "Aquila," the solar-powered drone has a wingspan comparable to a Boeing 737, but weighs less than a small car. It will be powered by solar panels on its wings, and it will be able to stay at altitudes of more than 60,000 feet for months at a time. Facebook says it'll begin test flights this summer, with a broader rollout over the next several years. The drones were tested over the UK recently, and everything worked as expected.

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Re:too much crap by rot26 · 2015-03-27 01:30 · Score: 4, Funny

Oh come on now. It won't be any worse than being struck by a small car at terminal velocity.

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Re: Fuck this! by Anonymous Coward · 2015-03-27 01:30 · Score: 0, Funny

No worries. You probably can't get a signal deep inside your parents basement anyway, neckbeard.
Troll prevention? by Pascoea · 2015-03-27 02:55 · Score: 4, Funny

"Laser Internet Drones" Am I the only one that read this as a really good way to prevent trolls on Facebook?