tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post3729683747991533782..comments2023-10-24T05:51:43.632-07:00Comments on Kal's World: Loon for Siri LankaKalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710650704110079525noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-15171162766964174072015-08-23T07:47:53.793-07:002015-08-23T07:47:53.793-07:00Thanks Vidula, replied below in commonThanks Vidula, replied below in commonKalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710650704110079525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-216338896434389212015-08-23T07:47:38.289-07:002015-08-23T07:47:38.289-07:00Thanks Kasun, replied belowThanks Kasun, replied belowKalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710650704110079525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-60238433136686743882015-08-23T07:47:20.466-07:002015-08-23T07:47:20.466-07:00Thanks Thimira. See the common reply below.Thanks Thimira. See the common reply below.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710650704110079525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-67650328582948947302015-08-23T07:46:29.189-07:002015-08-23T07:46:29.189-07:00With the current technology and bandwidth limitati...With the current technology and bandwidth limitations the best Loon can provide would be 1Mbps. We cannot expect it to improve the current speeds, specially in urban areas where we get better speeds without Loon. Yes, it's true we enjoy much better speeds with LTE currently, but what LTE can deliver largely depends on the available bandwidth. In SL with too many operators grabbing pieces of the spectrum pie, it's questionable what can be shared with Loon. <br /><br />In addition, even though it's true that a balloon cover 20km Radius area, one has to wonder what'd the capacity it can cater to. From what I hear it's not too much. This explains why the project is targeting rural areas with a few subs scattered here and there. It's never intended for urban areas.<br /><br />Loon is immune to certain issues faced by ground stations, for example power failures. This could help some rural areas that may already have coverage with poor quality due to infrastructure issues.<br /><br />And regarding clouds, yes the RF signals do get attenuated by clouds, but to which extent, not really sure.<br /><br /> (Information verified by the telco guy at home :) )Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710650704110079525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-75078623215373275872015-08-22T21:05:59.173-07:002015-08-22T21:05:59.173-07:00Another few questions to add. Will it be fast as L...Another few questions to add. Will it be fast as LTE we enjoy most parts of Sri Lanka now. Do we get internet when there are heavy clouds? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578668202793949950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-89460086163899148242015-08-22T21:05:58.134-07:002015-08-22T21:05:58.134-07:00Another few questions to add. Will it be fast as L...Another few questions to add. Will it be fast as LTE we enjoy most parts of Sri Lanka now. Do we get internet when there are heavy clouds? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578668202793949950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-10402021641015463342015-08-22T21:05:38.527-07:002015-08-22T21:05:38.527-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578668202793949950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-28108042242279889052015-08-22T14:43:53.730-07:002015-08-22T14:43:53.730-07:00Good article on Google Loon Kalhari. But, one ques...Good article on Google Loon Kalhari. But, one question :) Can Google Loon address the solution that the poor back-bone we are connected? Google Loon will connect more users to the mesh, but is n't it slowing down the speed more? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384299188993812721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480676170138390472.post-42437536757763650772015-08-22T12:53:05.141-07:002015-08-22T12:53:05.141-07:00Good one ! Yes we are having cheapest Internet con...Good one ! Yes we are having cheapest Internet connection but it is really difficult to satisfy with speed and reliability of the connection so hope Google loon will give some good hope for everyone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979317551366260793noreply@blogger.com