Is the solution of our slow internet in the PHL in the skies?

Faster and cheaper internet access for progress

Philippines, January 4, 2016

From WSJ - the future of internet is up in the skies

If our local business and govt leaders cant solve our slow internet problems quick, can we wait for high technology, or even the heavens to provide us with the answer.  There are three promising answers.

Three billion of the worlds 7 billion people have access to internet, meaning to say that more than 50% are not netizens.

The skies seem to be part of the solution:

1.  The current satellite technology.   Intelsat the largest provider of satellite services is working hard to provide internet to merchant marine and airplanes.   There are two problems with satellite:   you have low altitude satellite but you require more (like the Iridium project at 432 miles above the earth but  with 66 satellite) or you can have less with higher altitude say 23,000 miles up with geostationary orbit, and you need only three but there is a latency problem (delay) that does not contribute to the customer experience.  But there are new launch technology for satellite that makes them more likely to provide better internet service vs the land and sea based system.

2. The loon and the stationary drone project of FB and Google

The loon by Google consist of helium balloons that are 12 miles high in the stratosphere that beam signals in remote areas of the world, like Africa.  The cost of helium balloons/per would be 10% or even 1% of satellite cost.  We hope Google will do this soon.

The FB stationary drone project consist of drones powered by solar that are as big as 737 that does the same as the loon project of Google.  Of course we know that FB and Google will try to promote their own content and services.

FB to test its Aquila drones

But we see hope as competition can probably awaken the monopolies in the Phil to be faster and cheaper.