Facebook drones to expand global internet access

Facebook is working on solar-powered drones to deliver and improve internet access around the world.

Facebook drones to expand global internet access

The social network unveiled its new Connectivity Lab, which includes experts from Nasa, and was described as a team working on “new aerospace and communications technologies” with the overall aim of expanding global internet access.

The company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, said in a post on his personal Facebook page: “In our effort to connect the whole world with Internet.org, we’ve been working on ways to beam internet to people from the sky.

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