Facebook's Drone Purchase

These solar power drones can stay in the air for 5 years. And they will start in Africa. Titan's website is here. And from that:

Titan Aerospace’s SOLARA Platforms Capable of Supporting Wide Range of Voice and Data Communications

Applications:

• Range extension of line of sight communication systems
• Range extension of line of sight data transmission systems
• Supports VHF, UHF, and microwave frequencies

 Facebook will use these to compete with Google's Project Loon!

Yes Loons. As in hot air balloons.



Facebook is trying to out hustle Google, by giving the internet to the world, before Google can blow up their balloons.

(image courtesy of Colonel Flick)

And it's cheaper than laying undersea cables that the NSA can spy on.

And it only cost $60 million to start.

Which is the next step in making What's App worth the $19 billion Facebook will have paid!