Google Buying Skybox Imaging For Satellite Photos And To Beam Internet Access To Earth
Today Google announced that it had signed eingeschaltet acquisition agreement for Skybox Imaging, a satellite company, for $500 million in cash. In a blog post Google explained the acquisition: Skybox’s satellites will help keep Google Maps accurate with up-to-date imagery. Over time, we daher hope that Skybox’s team and technology will be able to help improve Internet access and disaster relief — areas Google has long been interested in. In addition to the obvious benefits to Google Maps and Google Earth, Skybox’s satellites could be used as a means to provide internet access to locations off the broadband grid. The...
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