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Google to sign Internet deals with Kenya telcos
Visitors stand next to a high altitude WiFi internet hub, a Google Project Loon balloon, on display in Christchurch, USA. The project aims to bring Internet to global populations currently without web access. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE
Technology giant Google is looking to sign deals with Kenyan telecommunications operators that will deliver mobile internet coverage to remote locations through a network of floating balloons that could also significantly cut costs.
Google, through its Project Loon, has embarked on a global campaign to increase internet connectivity among the millions of people living in rural areas without ground stations and fibre connections.
