1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,669 covering the week's top tech stores 2 00:00:03,669 --> 00:00:03,679 covering the week's top tech stores 3 00:00:03,679 --> 00:00:06,710 covering the week's top tech stores with a slight linux bias an alphabet 4 00:00:06,710 --> 00:00:06,720 with a slight linux bias an alphabet 5 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,950 with a slight linux bias an alphabet backed wireless network in kenya plans 6 00:00:08,950 --> 00:00:08,960 backed wireless network in kenya plans 7 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,110 backed wireless network in kenya plans to use light beams to provide internet 8 00:00:11,110 --> 00:00:11,120 to use light beams to provide internet 9 00:00:11,120 --> 00:00:13,910 to use light beams to provide internet service up to 20 kilometers away 10 00:00:13,910 --> 00:00:13,920 service up to 20 kilometers away 11 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,669 service up to 20 kilometers away the technology will deliver wireless 12 00:00:15,669 --> 00:00:15,679 the technology will deliver wireless 13 00:00:15,679 --> 00:00:17,670 the technology will deliver wireless internet over light beams that can cover 14 00:00:17,670 --> 00:00:17,680 internet over light beams that can cover 15 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:18,310 internet over light beams that can cover distances 16 00:00:18,310 --> 00:00:18,320 distances 17 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,029 distances of up to 20 kilometers alphabet's 18 00:00:21,029 --> 00:00:21,039 of up to 20 kilometers alphabet's 19 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:21,590 of up to 20 kilometers alphabet's project 20 00:00:21,590 --> 00:00:21,600 project 21 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,630 project taro which was unveiled in 2017 22 00:00:24,630 --> 00:00:24,640 taro which was unveiled in 2017 23 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,429 taro which was unveiled in 2017 under the name the fsoc project 24 00:00:27,429 --> 00:00:27,439 under the name the fsoc project 25 00:00:27,439 --> 00:00:29,509 under the name the fsoc project conducted a series of pilots in kenya 26 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:29,519 conducted a series of pilots in kenya 27 00:00:29,519 --> 00:00:31,429 conducted a series of pilots in kenya last year and is now partnering with a 28 00:00:31,429 --> 00:00:31,439 last year and is now partnering with a 29 00:00:31,439 --> 00:00:32,870 last year and is now partnering with a telecom company 30 00:00:32,870 --> 00:00:32,880 telecom company 31 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,870 telecom company to deliver internet access in remote 32 00:00:34,870 --> 00:00:34,880 to deliver internet access in remote 33 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,630 to deliver internet access in remote parts of africa 34 00:00:36,630 --> 00:00:36,640 parts of africa 35 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,630 parts of africa kenya will get the technology first with 36 00:00:38,630 --> 00:00:38,640 kenya will get the technology first with 37 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,030 kenya will get the technology first with other countries in sub-saharan africa to 38 00:00:41,030 --> 00:00:41,040 other countries in sub-saharan africa to 39 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,470 other countries in sub-saharan africa to follow 40 00:00:42,470 --> 00:00:42,480 follow 41 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:44,869 follow similar to fiber optic cables tara's 42 00:00:44,869 --> 00:00:44,879 similar to fiber optic cables tara's 43 00:00:44,879 --> 00:00:47,510 similar to fiber optic cables tara's technology uses light to transmit data 44 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:47,520 technology uses light to transmit data 45 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,990 technology uses light to transmit data but without the cables the technology 46 00:00:49,990 --> 00:00:50,000 but without the cables the technology 47 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,750 but without the cables the technology requires line-of-sight connections so 48 00:00:51,750 --> 00:00:51,760 requires line-of-sight connections so 49 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,750 requires line-of-sight connections so alphabet deploys the terminals high up 50 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:53,760 alphabet deploys the terminals high up 51 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:54,790 alphabet deploys the terminals high up on towers 52 00:00:54,790 --> 00:00:54,800 on towers 53 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,910 on towers poles or rooftops tara uses light to 54 00:00:57,910 --> 00:00:57,920 poles or rooftops tara uses light to 55 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,990 poles or rooftops tara uses light to transmit information at speeds as high 56 00:00:59,990 --> 00:01:00,000 transmit information at speeds as high 57 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,150 transmit information at speeds as high as 20 gigabits per second 58 00:01:02,150 --> 00:01:02,160 as 20 gigabits per second 59 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,109 as 20 gigabits per second as a very narrow invisible beam the 60 00:01:05,109 --> 00:01:05,119 as a very narrow invisible beam the 61 00:01:05,119 --> 00:01:07,030 as a very narrow invisible beam the concept grew out of project loon which 62 00:01:07,030 --> 00:01:07,040 concept grew out of project loon which 63 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,950 concept grew out of project loon which had developed a balloon-based network to 64 00:01:08,950 --> 00:01:08,960 had developed a balloon-based network to 65 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:10,950 had developed a balloon-based network to cover remote areas 66 00:01:10,950 --> 00:01:10,960 cover remote areas 67 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:13,510 cover remote areas alphabet explains the loon team needed 68 00:01:13,510 --> 00:01:13,520 alphabet explains the loon team needed 69 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,270 alphabet explains the loon team needed to figure out a way to create a data 70 00:01:15,270 --> 00:01:15,280 to figure out a way to create a data 71 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:16,870 to figure out a way to create a data link between balloons and were 72 00:01:16,870 --> 00:01:16,880 link between balloons and were 73 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,270 link between balloons and were and were flying over 100 kilometers of 74 00:01:19,270 --> 00:01:19,280 and were flying over 100 kilometers of 75 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:20,789 and were flying over 100 kilometers of sorry that were flying 76 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:20,799 sorry that were flying 77 00:01:20,799 --> 00:01:23,190 sorry that were flying over 100 kilometers apart and thus 78 00:01:23,190 --> 00:01:23,200 over 100 kilometers apart and thus 79 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,190 over 100 kilometers apart and thus investigated the use of free space 80 00:01:25,190 --> 00:01:25,200 investigated the use of free space 81 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,109 investigated the use of free space optical communications technology to 82 00:01:27,109 --> 00:01:27,119 optical communications technology to 83 00:01:27,119 --> 00:01:29,190 optical communications technology to establish high throughput links 84 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:29,200 establish high throughput links 85 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,910 establish high throughput links between balloons after using those links 86 00:01:31,910 --> 00:01:31,920 between balloons after using those links 87 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,510 between balloons after using those links to send data between balloons in the 88 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:33,520 to send data between balloons in the 89 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:34,630 to send data between balloons in the stratosphere 90 00:01:34,630 --> 00:01:34,640 stratosphere 91 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,390 stratosphere loon engineers wondered if they could 92 00:01:36,390 --> 00:01:36,400 loon engineers wondered if they could 93 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,469 loon engineers wondered if they could apply some of that science to solve 94 00:01:38,469 --> 00:01:38,479 apply some of that science to solve 95 00:01:38,479 --> 00:01:40,149 apply some of that science to solve connectivity problems down a little 96 00:01:40,149 --> 00:01:40,159 connectivity problems down a little 97 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:42,389 connectivity problems down a little closer to earth and project tara was 98 00:01:42,389 --> 00:01:42,399 closer to earth and project tara was 99 00:01:42,399 --> 00:01:43,429 closer to earth and project tara was born 100 00:01:43,429 --> 00:01:43,439 born 101 00:01:43,439 --> 00:01:45,030 born tara's links will begin rolling out 102 00:01:45,030 --> 00:01:45,040 tara's links will begin rolling out 103 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,429 tara's links will begin rolling out across liquid telecoms networks in kenya 104 00:01:47,429 --> 00:01:47,439 across liquid telecoms networks in kenya 105 00:01:47,439 --> 00:01:48,149 across liquid telecoms networks in kenya first 106 00:01:48,149 --> 00:01:48,159 first 107 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:50,469 first and will provide help provide high-speed 108 00:01:50,469 --> 00:01:50,479 and will provide help provide high-speed 109 00:01:50,479 --> 00:01:52,069 and will provide help provide high-speed connectivity in places where it's 110 00:01:52,069 --> 00:01:52,079 connectivity in places where it's 111 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:54,310 connectivity in places where it's challenging to lay fiber 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