Social media network Facebook has not been shy in its ambitions to distribute internet access across the globe and today (Thursday 21 July) it has made great strides in doing so with the successful test flight of a light-weight, solar-powered drone.
The company is looking to get internet distributing drones in the air to provide web access where it would be otherwise inadvisable or expensive to build the infrastructure.
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the drone on the network, garnering hundreds of thousands of views within the first hour.
Jay Parikh, global head of engineering and infrastructure, said: “Internet access can offer life-changing Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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