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Yes. The project was “global bit” or “gBit” and it was also looking at a satellite constellation. It got cancelled in 2014ish. This was unrelated to Loon Sourc
by dmitrygr 2y ago
Yes. The project was “global bit” or “gBit” and it was also looking at a satellite constellation. It got cancelled in 2014ish. This was unrelated to Loon
Source: got approval to transfer to work on it the very day it was cancelled.
- kevindamm 2y agoBefore that (2008-2010, I think) Google was also involved with o3b satellites, and later linked them to Loon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O3b https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O3b https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C400693880002574BF00346775.html https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C4... Google eventually sold its stake in O3b around 2016.
- govideo 2y agoInteresting! Sorry it was cancelled, and hopefully you ended up well in any case. Would have been such a galactic halo for the Google brand. Not sure how the financial spreadsheets looked, but those don't do well in accurately quantifying brand value.