Google for “project LOON” . Internet via balloons at 60,000 ft Currently in use in S-America and Africa.
From: "Frederic Muller" <f...@cm17.com<mailto:f...@cm17.com>> Date: Thursday, 30 April 2020 at 12:50:25 To: "users@lists.fedoraproject.org" <users@lists.fedoraproject.org<mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org>> Subject: Re: OT: Internet solution in a valley 9km from the city On 4/29/20 9:03 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 2020-04-29 21:54, Frederic Muller wrote: >> Hi! >> >> (I google searched and didn't really find much) So I have a friend who >> asked me what his options were for this situation: >> 1. He lives in a valley (so there are mountains around his place...) >> with no phone connection >> 2. He said in altitude he can get signal, which would require to have a >> (flying) ballon with a phone attached to it and then maybe a cable >> coming down? But it can't stay up at all times >> 3. The "city" is at 9km from his place >> 4. He would like to have Internet >> >> So no service provider delivers the service to his place. >> >> If anyone has some suggestions to direct my searches that would be nice. > Kinda hard to make recommendations when the location is a mystery. > > Satellite service? > _______________________________________________ > Indeed I forgot this could matter. So the place is in Cambodia and the valley is in a V shape, mountains bing outside of the V and the top of the V facing the sea (or kind of....). And so I asked if satellite connection was an option as it is what he thought about, but I am not sure he knows of any provider at this stage. Thank you. Fred _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het elektronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages.
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