Facebook Inc. announced that it intends to use laser technology in coming up with high speed internet. Achieving the goal will also incorporate the use of drones and satellites. The announcement was made yesterday, July 2.
Using laserbeams, data will be distributed for easy and fast internet access. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted some details of his new goal on Facebook yesterday.
"As part of our Internet.org efforts, we're working on ways to use drones and satellites to connect the billion people who don't live in range of existing wireless networks. Our Connectivity Lab is developing a laser communications system that can beam data from the sky into communities. This will dramatically increase the speed of sending data over long distances," Zuckerberg's post read.
He also added that the laser lights will not be visible. But the change in speed will certainly be felt. Internet.org is the social media giant's project, which gives free and easy internet access in developing country -- making its partner telecom companies shoulder the cost.
The project has been implemented most recently in South Africa, where the California-based Facebook just opened an office. The project has also been implemented in the Philippines and Paraguay. With it, Facebook promotes internet use with mobile data as most Internet users in the said developing countries are using mobile features to access the internet.
Since March last year, Zuckerberg has expressed intentions of incorporating laser technology in its internet platform. An earlier announcement from Zuckerberg dated Mach 28, 2014 read, "We are looking for ways to beam data from the sky."
The social network has not yet given further details regarding testing of the new technology. Comments on Zuckerberg's Facebook announcement have stated requests for the project to be used in countries such as the Philippines as it is really known to have very slow and limited internet connection.
