Project Loon, sometimes seen in the news, is related to

wireless communication technology. Project Loon floated balloons in the stratosphere to beam internet to phones. That is wireless communication technology. The official UPSC key for Series A gives (b) for Q35 in the 2016 paper, which is the same answer. Read more: SciTech0173 — Project Loon: Beaming Internet From Stratospheric Balloons.

Project Loon began inside which Google research lab?

X, then called Google X. Google X unveiled Loon in June 2013. In 2018 Loon became an independent business inside Alphabet. The other options are not where Loon began. Read more: SciTech0173 — Project Loon: Beaming Internet From Stratospheric Balloons.

How did Loon balloons change direction without engines?

By rising or sinking to catch winds blowing the right way. Stratospheric winds come in layers that blow in different directions. A Loon balloon changed altitude to catch a helpful layer. X says it sailed the winds without propulsion. Read more: SciTech0173 — Project Loon: Beaming Internet From Stratospheric Balloons.

When did Alphabet announce that it would shut down Loon?

January 2021. Alphabet announced the closure on 21 January 2021, US time. The X post by Astro Teller is dated 22 January 2021. June 2013 is when Loon was unveiled. July 2020 is when Kenya service began. Read more: SciTech0173 — Project Loon: Beaming Internet From Stratospheric Balloons.

In July 2020, Loon began service for Telkom subscribers in which country?

Kenya. Loon went live in Kenya on 6 July 2020 with Telkom Kenya. X called it the first non-emergency, large-scale use of Loon. Peru and Brazil were earlier tests or disaster uses. Read more: SciTech0173 — Project Loon: Beaming Internet From Stratospheric Balloons.

In December 2015 the Telecom Minister told the Rajya Sabha that the band Loon proposed to use would cause

interference with cellular transmissions. The written reply said the band is used for cellular operations in India. It said use by Loon would lead to interference with cellular transmissions. The other effects were not stated. Read more: SciTech0173 — Project Loon: Beaming Internet From Stratospheric Balloons.

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Consider the following statements about Project Loon: 1. Its balloons floated in the stratosphere and caught different wind layers. 2. Each balloon was driven by a jet engine. 3. Balloons passed signals to each other as a mesh network. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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