Google plans to use a network of high-flying balloons to deliver low-cost Internet . Project Loon will give access to remote and under served places around world . Loon balloons strategically positioned on stratospheric winds , controlled by algorithms . The idea is that the balloons can be used for internet connectivity in areas where there are no other means of communication. `` During a crisis , connectivity is really important because information in itself is really lifesaving , '' said Snoad . Project can play critical role during a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis .
Google plans to use a network of high-flying balloons to deliver low-cost Internet . Project Loon will give access to remote and under served places around world . Loon balloons strategically positioned on stratospheric winds , controlled by algorithms . The idea is that the balloons can be used for internet connectivity in areas where there are no other means of communication. Project can play critical role during a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis .