Facebook builds drone for internet access

Facebook has built its own drone that will bring internet connectivity to remote parts of the world. The drone - which has a wingspan of a Boeing 737 - will operate as high as 90,000 feet in the air, and can stay airborne for 90 days at a time. Facebook said the drones would be able to offer internet speeds of 10 gigabits a second.
JP Mangalindan is technology reporter for the Mashable website.

(Picture provided by Facebook shows the Aquila, a high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft with designed by Facebook's aerospace team in the United Kingdom. The drone is solar-powered. Credit: Facebook via AP)