Facebook-backed Internet.org could put such drones to work as
airborne wireless hotspots.
SAN FRANCISCO
(AFP) - Facebook is in talks to buy a solar-powered drone startup in what could
lead to making wireless Internet available in regions without online access,
according to technology news website TechCrunch.
TechCrunch
cited an unidentified source as disclosing that the leading social network is
considering buying Titan Aerospace for about $60 million.
Facebook
declined to comment Tuesday on what it referred to in an email to AFP as
"rumors and speculation."
Titan Aerospace
makes high-altitude, solar-powered drones that can fly for as long as five
years without touching down.
Facebook-backed
Internet.org, which has a stated mission of making online access available
everywhere in the world, could put such drones to work as airborne wireless
hotspots.
Aerospace Titan
would start by making about 11,000 drones to fly above Africa and other parts
of the world with minimal to no Internet access, according to TechCrunch.
Aerospace Titan
was founded in 2012 and has its headquarters in the state of New Mexico where
it handles research and development.
The takeover,
if confirmed, would come as Google works on a Project Loon to spread Internet
access using balloons.
Posted by:: Muhammad Usman
Source: Dunya news
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