The Sri Lankan government has taken to its official website to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Google to provide the entire country with Internet access using its Project Loon program.
If you’re unfamiliar with the project, it’s a scheme set up by the search engine giant, which aims to supply Internet connectivity to country’s that aren’t in a financial situation to configure the service by using helium-filled balloons as opposed to Internet masts.
“The entire Sri Lankan island – every village from (southern) Dondra to (northern) Point Pedro – will be covered with affordable high speed Internet using Google Loon’s balloon technology,” explained the Asian country’s foreign minister, Mangala Samaraweera.
Google is expected to furnish local service providers with access to the balloons by March 2016, which should enable them to improve the quality of their Internet service and reduce their operational costs, thus making it cheaper for Sri Lankan residents to access the Web.
Source: News.LK
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