The Government of Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Google to be the first country to launch the Google Loon project, which will provide high-speed internet services across the island.
A statement by the Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs minister Mangala Samaraweera, said,
“Using high altitude balloons Google Loon will cover every inch of Sri Lanka with seamless access to the internet. Sri Lanka is now on its way to becoming the first country in the world to have universal internet.”