Popular_Science_Australia_November_2016

GADGETS

Inconsistent service is the

great Achilles’ heel of our

ultraconnected lives. In

urban canyons, signals can

be fickle; overseas, trying to

stay online can be fruitless

and costly. Google’s Project

Fi, an experimental mobile

network that rolled out

earlier in 2016, fills in those

connectivity gaps. Instead of

relying on one carrier’s towers,

GOOGLE PROJECT FI

The United Nations

of Mobile Networks

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