SL to get 'Google' support for Wi-fi

28 July 2015 08:21 am

WIFI connections will be freely available throughout the country by March 2016 with the aid of Google loon, a technology under which a special kind of balloon named Raven Aerostar.

The technology had become available following a discussion held by the State Minister for Defense Ruwan Wijewardene with Chamath Palihapitiya who is considered as the richest Sri Lankan in the world.

During the discussion, Mr. Palihapitiya had described the latest technology that had been introduced by Google.

Thereafter, Mr. Palihapitiya and several ministers had met President Maithripala Sirisena to present a report on the new technology.

With the instant approval of the President, an agreement between The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and Google was signed at Temple Trees today. (Yohan Perera)