A fleet of balloons has begun providing internet service to remote areas of Kenya, Google’s Project Loon and Telkom Kenya announced. It’s the first balloon-powered internet to launch in Africa ...

Loon, a unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, launched 35 balloons in recent months in preparation for Tuesday’s start. It is collaborating with Telkom Kenya, the East African nation’s ...

Loon — an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company — will give “mountain villagers” in Kenya the opportunity to purchase 4G service.

Google -created, internet-enabled balloons have been sent to the edge of space, in order to provide internet in Kenya. The technology aims to allow people who are either underserved or entirely ...

Google’s Project Loon, developed by X with the mission of providing internet access to rural and remote areas, is now a reality in Kenya. It was named Project Loon, since even Google itself ...

The device from Google's balloon-powered high-speed internet service known as Project Loon is part of 10 balloons deployed in July 2017 for testing in Nakuru, Nanyuki, Nyeri and Marsabit.