>The plans form part of Facebook's ambitions to extend its reach beyond its 1.2 billion audience, thinks Ovum analyst Mark Little.<p>Sure, Facebook will see some new users and this opens the door to some concerning data mining (SSL is heavy for the sort of latency and throughput I'd expect from a drone). That said, drone-delivered wifi is an amazing feat.
I understand why Google would want to provide free wi-fi - they essentially make money whenever someone visits a web site - but I can't understand why Facebook would follow suit. I can only assume these drones will be more oriented towards messaging services, since that seems to be their new initiative.