[Server-sky] Project Loon

[Michael Turner]

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On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 2:55 AM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 01:36:41PM +0900, Michael Turner wrote:
>> Perhaps there's a business case for Loon maritime broadband.
>
> Except ... Loon relays from a fixed tower.  Which helps neither remote
> islands or moving vehicles over oceans, unless a VERY long chain of
> balloons form the relay.  I assume oceans are where the balloons down
> into the southgoing airstream (in the 0N to 30N) Hadley cell.
>
> ---
>
> BTW, I haven't had much time to study it, but Server Sky arrays will be
> underutilized over the mid-Pacific ocean - some near-horizon use from
> Japan and New Zealand, but the "sweet spot" near-equator longitudes
> will be occupied only by a few airplanes and ships.
>
> And Hawaiʻi.  Hawaiʻi won't be able to use the bandwidth and computation
> that other longitudes will want, but we can do major uploads from there,
> over fiber running from Asia and the US.  Big dishes scattered across
> the islands east to west will be the feeds to populate arrays with
> new data, much of the command and control, etc.
>
>
>> I think it's way past time for you to do the Google Talk, Keith.
>
> Somebody makes arrangements, I'll be there!  My "talk memory" is fading,
> I must practice a talk about 20 times for enough of it to stick that I
> can operate without a script, but given the opportunity I'll make a
> good showing.
>
> Note that Google sometimes has problems playing nice with the politically
> incorrect.  Like a lot of the "managed internet" countries, such as China
> and India.  Google must mend a lot of fences before these important
> players in the International Telecommunication Union approve anything
> Google is involved with, like internet balloons, or possibly server sky.
>
> Indeed, China controls their airspace so carefully that even scheduled
> domestic airline flights are delayed by hours or days.  If the air force
> of the People's Liberation Army is conducting exercises, forget about
> it.  The chances Google can send internet balloons over China is worse
> than zero:  the Chinese may flex their loan muscles at Washington D.C.
> and Project Loon is grounded worldwide.
>
>> Sign my petition!
>
> Sure!  What petition?  Where?
>
> Keith
>
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> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com         Voice (503)-520-1993