# Facebook buying drone manufacturer **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 4, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456 "2014-03-04T06:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/1 "2014-03-04T06:15:18Z")
> **[FOX 5 New York](https://www.fox5ny.com/)** > > New York news, weather, traffic and sports from FOX 5 NY serving New York City, Long Island, New York, New Jersey and Westchester County. Watch breaking news live and Good Day New York. > Facebook is reportedly in talks to buy Titan Aerospace. The company has designed a solar-powered drone that can stay airborne for up to five years. > [Techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/03/facebook-in-talks-to-acquire-drone-maker-titan-aerospace/) cited an unnamed source putting the price of the deal at $60 million. > The report speculates that Facebook would use the drones to provide internet access the billions of people across the world who currently are not connected. > Facebook would start building 11,000 of the drones and first deploy the drones over Africa before moving on to other continents. > The deal would be much less than the $19 billion it shelled out to buy Whatsapp. > Titan unveiled the SOLARA atmospheric satellite, capable of carrying telecom, reconnaissance, atmospheric sensors and other payloads, in August 2013. > With its 164 foot wingspan and thousands of high efficiency solar cells, the SOLARA is capable of staying aloft at an altitude of 65,000 feet. > During the day, solar energy powers propulsion and payload and charges battery banks for use at night. > Titan was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Moriarty, New Mexico. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31880[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]31881[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]31882[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]31883[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]31884[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/2 "2014-03-04T06:43:16Z")
when i saw the title i assumed this was the reason for it. good idea if they can make it happen. there are a couple billion more FB spam accounts that will pop up when this happens. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/3 "2014-03-04T06:49:03Z")
My question is how much and how fast? I know there have been waves about free internet being offered soon all over the world… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/4 "2014-03-04T06:53:29Z")
Brings new meaning to the phrase “the server crashed”. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/5 "2014-03-04T07:00:25Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Brings new meaning to the phrase “the server crashed”. well done. this doesnt appear to be a done deal though. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/6 "2014-03-04T07:41:25Z")
We don’t need no stinking satellites. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/7 "2014-03-04T07:50:19Z")
So much fail ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/8 "2014-03-04T10:40:17Z")
One word: weather. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/facebook-buying-drone-manufacturer/268456/9 "2014-03-04T11:22:55Z")
Newest form of “air pollution”.