The Internet From The Air - 1406 Words

Garnet Swan, Andrew Mariscal Ben Ryan James Hanks 09:00 23 January 2017 27 January 2017 INTERNET FROM THE AIR Specific Purpose: Educate students on way companies are working on providing internet to developing countries. Central Idea: Companies are exploring alternative methods to supply internet to hard to reach areas. Introduction I. (Attention Getter) Imagine being able to send a tweet in the middle of the dessert ! How About the middle of the ocean! II. (Audience Adaptation) You may think not having Wi-Fi at grandma’s house is rough, but there are millions of people out there with no internet access at all! III. (Purpose) Today we would like to explain alternative methods companies are using to provide internet to countries with†¦show more content†¦3. When the balloon has reached, it’s end of life, deflates the balloon and deploys the parachute and lands in an uninhabited area where Google can pick it up. 4. The Balloons have extremely high range, up to 5000 km or 3000 mi. 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