71. With reference to ‘Aquila’, recently in the news, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. It is an initiative of Google launched in collaboration with Tata Trusts to educate women in rural India on the benefits of using the Internet.
2. Rather than use under-ground fibre optic cables or construct cell towers to connect users, it will use balloons that float in the stratosphere.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Aquila is the code name of the unmanned solar-powered drone developed by Facebook. The company plans to use a linked network of the drones to provide internet access to large rural areas. Recently Facebook completed the first successful flight of Aquila. However, as with its Internet.org project,
Facebook will not be dealing with customers directly, instead partnering with local ISPs to offer the services