Internet balloons pilot project to be discontinued in Kenya

NAIROBI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's mobile phone operator, Telkom Kenya and Google's Loon Services on Friday announced that the Loon technology pilot will be discontinued from March 1.

Telkom Kenya and Loon said in a joint statement issued in Nairobi that the drastic move follows the announcement that Loon is being wound down as a company, globally.