Google tests balloons to beam internet from near space

Google is launching balloons into near space to provide internet access to buildings below on the ground. About 30 of the superpressure balloons are being launched from New Zealand from where they will drift around the world on a controlled path. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22905199#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa