article_snippet: Facebook has already begun flying Facebook giant drones designed to bring internet access to the world, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed. '
article_snippet: As part of Facebook effort to connect the world, Facebook've designed unmanned aircraft that can beam internet access down to people from the sky,' Mark Zuckerberg posted on Mark Zuckerberg Facebook page. '
article_snippet: Today, I'm excited to share that Facebook've successfully completed Facebook first test flight of these aircraft in the UK.'
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: At Facebook's f8 conference in San Francisco, Schroepfer revealed the firm thought drones were key to getting connectivity around the whole world. '
article_snippet: Schroepfer showed off the Aquila, an Internet-connected unmanned drone with the wingspan of a 737 and the 'mass of a small car.'
article_snippet: At a summit in New York earlier this year, Facebook's engineering director announced the vehicles will be closer in size to jumbo jets, than traditional drones, and the vehicles'll soar at 65,000ft (19,800 metres).
article_snippet: Facebook has joined forces with Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and other tech firms to develop the planes in an initiative called Internet.org.
article_snippet: Facebook has revealed more details about Facebook plans to provide web access to the whole world.
article_snippet: In terms of how this could be achieved, Mr Maquire has previously explained that Facebook is 'looking at a new type of plane architecture.'
article_snippet: Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in March that the social network’s Connectivity Lab was building ‘drones, satellites and lasers to deliver the internet to everyone' The drones will be capable of broadcasting a powerful signal that covers a city-sized area of territory with a medium population density, according to Internet.org.
article_snippet: In March this year, Facebook acquired British drone maker Ascenta for an estimated £12.5 million ($20.2 million).
article_snippet: Facebook is run by chief engineer Andrew Cox who has helped set records for the longest flights for unmanned aircraft powered by the sun.
highlights_snippet: Facebook's drones are set to soar at 60,000ft for months at a time .
  
highlights_snippet: Facebook's drones will provide web access to remote areas of the world .
  