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    Brazil will set up "hot air balloon base stations" to spread the network to remote areas

    • Last Update: 2022-11-17
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    The Brazilian government plans to launch a project to use hot air balloons to bring the internet to remote areas of
    the country.
    However, the project has nothing to do with
    Google's Loon project.

    When Google representatives met with Brazilian government officials last week to discuss cooperation, they found that the project, led by Brazilian telecommunications company Telebrás and the National Space Research Institute, had been signed by the federal government as early as May, and the first test was scheduled to begin next
    month.
     
    The Brazilian government prefers to use off-the-shelf equipment for experimentation and has selected a prototype
    of a hot air balloon developed by Altave, a startup in the city of São José dos Campos, in the state of São Paulo.
    The guiding idea is to customize existing equipment and test its performance to develop the ultimate Internet balloon
    .
     
    Caio Bonilha, president of Telebrás, said the Brazilian government tends to work with domestic suppliers to import as little electronic equipment
    as possible.
    But, he added, the program remains open to local and foreign bidders to ensure the government makes the best choice
    .
     
    The Brazilian government is very keen to popularize the internet
    with hot air balloons in rural areas.
    According to the country's senior representative of the Ministry of Communications, this is much less expensive than building towers, and is easier to lay and more widely covered
    .
     
    Next month's tests will take place
    at an INPE site in rural São Paulo.
    The Altave balloon will be attached to vehicles on the ground and on the move, and then send internet signals
    to the local city hall and a school.
     
    After the testing phase, the Brazilian government will decide on the companies shortlisted for the project, and next year develop more advanced prototype equipment, culminating in a final product
    in 2015.
     
    Last week, Mohamman Gawdat, Google's vice president of corporate innovation, met with Paulo Bernardo, Brazil's communications minister, to adopt the company's products like Google Glass and Loon
    .
     
    Bernard noted that the government program is not the same
    as Google's Loon project.
    However, he said the internet giant could develop equipment for use in a test event
    early next year.
    He also assigned several senior communications officials to discuss the possibility
    of working with Google executives.
     
    In addition to this government-led internet-enabled balloon project, Brazil's public sector has spearheaded a range of other technology projects, such as creating its own secure email service, providing cloud services, and building the country's own satellite.

     

    The Brazilian government plans to launch a project to use hot air balloons to bring the internet to remote areas of
    the country.
    However, the project has nothing to do with
    Google's Loon project.

    When Google representatives met with Brazilian government officials last week to discuss cooperation, they found that the project, led by Brazilian telecommunications company Telebrás and the National Space Research Institute, had been signed by the federal government as early as May, and the first test was scheduled to begin next
    month.
     
    The Brazilian government prefers to use off-the-shelf equipment for experimentation and has selected a prototype
    of a hot air balloon developed by Altave, a startup in the city of São José dos Campos, in the state of São Paulo.
    The guiding idea is to customize existing equipment and test its performance to develop the ultimate Internet balloon
    .
     
    Caio Bonilha, president of Telebrás, said the Brazilian government tends to work with domestic suppliers to import as little electronic equipment
    as possible.
    But, he added, the program remains open to local and foreign bidders to ensure the government makes the best choice
    .
     
    The Brazilian government is very keen to popularize the internet
    with hot air balloons in rural areas.
    According to the country's senior representative of the Ministry of Communications, this is much less expensive than building towers, and is easier to lay and more widely covered
    .
     
    Next month's tests will take place
    at an INPE site in rural São Paulo.
    The Altave balloon will be attached to vehicles on the ground and on the move, and then send internet signals
    to the local city hall and a school.
     
    After the testing phase, the Brazilian government will decide on the companies shortlisted for the project, and next year develop more advanced prototype equipment, culminating in a final product
    in 2015.
     
    Last week, Mohamman Gawdat, Google's vice president of corporate innovation, met with Paulo Bernardo, Brazil's communications minister, to adopt the company's products like Google Glass and Loon
    .
     
    Bernard noted that the government program is not the same
    as Google's Loon project.
    However, he said the internet giant could develop equipment for use in a test event
    early next year.
    He also assigned several senior communications officials to discuss the possibility
    of working with Google executives.
     
    In addition to this government-led internet-enabled balloon project, Brazil's public sector has spearheaded a range of other technology projects, such as creating its own secure email service, providing cloud services, and building the country's own satellite.

     
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