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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg shows off the laser system that will be fitted to a fleet of drones to beam the internet for everyone. Facebook's drones are capable to soar at an altitude of above 60,000ft for months at a time. Will be using laser technology to beam data back to earth. These Drones will have a wingspan, which is greater than a Boeing 737 but will weigh less than a car. The trail of the project is being done at a secret location in the UK.

Facebook is building a fleet of drones capable of flying at 65,000ft (19,800 metres) and staying in the air for months. 'As part of our Internet.org efforts, we are working on ways to use drones and satellites to connect the billion people who don't live in a range of existing wireless networks,' said Mark Zuckerberg. 

'Our Connectivity Lab is developing a laser communications system that can beam data from the sky into communities. This will dramatically increase the speed of sending data over long distances. Normally you wouldn’t be able to see the actual beams, but for this demonstration we made them visible. This is just one connectivity project we’re working on, but I was excited to share this with you,’ added Zuckerberg.

By Premji