AT&T joins Project Loon to provide connectivity in Puerto Rico
Tech giant Alphabet partnered with US telco AT&T to push forward the Project Loon initiative in Puerto Rico and provide connectivity using high-altitude helium balloons.
After telecom services fell in Puerto Rico due to the passing of Hurricane Maria, Alphabet had expressed intentions of providing connectivity in the island using its Project Loon balloons.
Alphabet had obtained authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to deploy the balloons but still needed a carrier to enable internet signal.
AT&T said in a press released that it has partnered with Alphabet to provide connectivity in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
According to the telco, more than 60% of the population in Puerto Rico and 90% of the population in the US Virgin Islands is connected again. AT&T has deployed more than 17 portable network assets, including 14 temporary cell sites.
SES Networks and Liberty also joined Alphabet's initiative by setting up essential ground infrastructure so that the balloons could get internet connectivity. For its part, Apple is issuing a cellular settings update that will allow iPhones to activate the currently unused Band 8 to access the Loon-based service.
Alphabet says this is the first time they have used their machine learning powered algorithms to keep balloons clustered over Puerto Rico.
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