Airborne Internet - A Step towards Technological Inclusion

Abstract

- In the era where we take internet access for granted, it is a setback to know that two out of three persons on the globe do not have access to internet connectivity. It is said that when internet penetration of a country increases by 10 percent, the GDP of the country can increase by 1.4 percent. Hence it becomes a quintessential task to have internet connectivity to cover as much as geographical area as possible. In this paper discusses technologies which help in providing internet access to places, where it is considered difficult to provide. Such places can be said to be when in transit in an aircraft or geographically tougher terrain where is difficult to lay optical fibres or cables. Airborne internet, Google's project LOON is a few of the things explained here. We can see how these technologies are implemented and discuss how various researches have contributed their ideas for improving connectivity. We see the applications and advantages of "network in the sky" here.