Google: Up, Up, and Away?

Google is considering working with, or buying Space Data Corp, a company that provides wireless services via Balloon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Space Data Corp targets areas without existing internet access, such as rural areas and highways, providing wireless and internet services to truckers and rural folk. The company currently launches 20 balloons a day, and a single balloon can service an area equivalent to 40 cell phone towers.

The balloons cost $50, however the transceivers attached to them cost $1500, but parachute back to the earth once the balloon is no longer in service.

Comments

[Duff:]

Not happening, makes no sense, It was amazing the
Wall street Journal even printed it. I don't think
people will rely on balloons for any real service,
eispecially Google.
Logistically
Reliability
environmentally
Liability
......and any other ly.....

Google spent $2.4 Billion on Capex in 07
not a penny in 08 or 09 will be spent on this.

2008 Feb 22 10:12 AM