The company develops various designs, such as the gigantic drone Aquila.
The company has achieved data transmission speeds exceeding 1 Gb/s (gigabit per second).
What is the secret of Terragraph for such high speeds?
Relatively new, this pattern can allow connections with speeds up to 7 Gb/s.
Such high rates are possible, among other factors, due to the frequency of 60 GHz WiGig.
To overcome this problem, Facebook wants to combine WiGig with other ideas.
Another plan is the distribution of multiple antennas or small signal transmission points across the city.
As they can stay in lampposts and traffic lights, for example.
Even Facebook will have difficulty decreasing the risk of instability in the transmissions.
Trucks, buses and even large clumps of cars can interfere with the signal.
Considering urban centers dynamics, this is a big challenge, but smart antenna distribution should help with this.
Anyway, the next rounds of testing will tell if Facebook will succeed with Terragraph.
The company intends to monetize this technology, not directly.
Even rural areas are being considered.
