Google Buys Skybox Imaging For Mapping, Broadband Wednesday Jun 11 2014 08:35 EDT Google this week paid $500 million to acquire Skybox Imaging. While Skybox primarily focuses on satellite imaging, Google says the acquisition will also be useful for their developing-world satellite broadband efforts. "Their satellites will help keep our maps accurate with up-to-date imagery," Google said in a statement announcing the deal. "Over time, we also hope that Skybox’s team and technology will be able to help improve Internet access and disaster relief — areas Google has long been interested in." Google has been experimenting with both broadband by balloon ( Google Loon) as well as broadband by drone (they recently also acquired drone maker Titan Aerospace). |