Facebook to launch drones as early as 2015

Published September 25, 2014 6:20pm ET



Facebook has announced a new initiative that would use unmanned drones to bring wireless Internet access to developing countries.

Yael Maguire, engineering director of Facebook’s Connectivity Lab, discussed the new technology at the 2014 Social Good Summit, comparing the drones to a Boeing 747 in terms of size, though they will be “much much lighter.”

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