article_snippet: It would fly over regions of the developing world, sprinkling Internet access like so much rain.
article_snippet: Drones as large as jumbo jets are set to extend the reach of Wi-Fi around the world.
article_snippet: Drones as large as jumbo jets are set to extend the reach of Wi-Fi around the world will be powered by the sun and hover some 65,000 feet (19,800 metres) above the ground .
article_snippet: The members of an initiative called Internet.org said in a report that connecting the world is 'one of the fundamental challenges of our time' and The members of the initiative plan to do it using a variety of technologies, including drones. '
article_snippet: Facebook aims to use a mix of solar-powered aircraft and low-orbit satellites to beam signals carrying the internet to hard-to-reach locations.
article_snippet: Low-orbit and geosynchronous satellites, which have orbits that match the Earth’s rotation and are effectively stationary, will cover more remote areas in Africa and Asia.
article_snippet: The internet access would be transmitted in the form of free-space optical communication, or FSO, which transmits data using infrared laser beams. '