Purchase this drone manufacturer can improve Google's efforts to provide Internet access to remote areas in the world .
Google Inc. has bought the Titan Aerospace , a maker of unmanned aircraft is solar powered , as the technology giant 's efforts to enhance the wireless Internet access in remote parts of the world .
Chief Executive Vern Raburn Titan refused to provide information regarding the purchase price , which he agreed on Monday ( 14/4 ) .
The company employees 20 people who have it will remain in the state of New Mexico in the U.S. for the near future , according to Raburn , and all employees to join Google .
This purchase could increase Google's efforts to provide Internet access to remote areas in the world . Last year , Google launched a network of small balloons are designed to provide Internet access in the southern hemisphere , which is called the Loon Project .
" Atmospheric satellites can help bring Internet access to millions of people , and help solve other problems , including disaster relief and environmental degradation such as deforestation , " Google said in a statement confirming the acquisition of Titan .
Acquisition by Google 's happened a few weeks after competitor Facebook Inc. announced plans to make aircraft and unmanned solar -powered satellite that can emit Internet access in less developed regions in the world . A few weeks before the announcement of Facebook , a media report said that Facebook is discussing the purchase of Titan .
Titan is developing a series of " atmospheric satellites " solar -powered , according to the company page , with commercial operations scheduled for early 2015.
The unmanned aircraft , which fly at an altitude of 65,000 feet , or about 20 kilometers and can continue to drift up to five years and has a wingspan of 50 meters , slightly shorter than the Boeing 777 . ( Reuters /VOA
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