Facebook is tapping on a new Internet network in the sky and takes a step further as they have finished building its very first unmanned drone that is set to increase the networking capacity massively.

The company is gradually making its dream of connecting every person on the planet a reality by putting hundreds of drones in the sky using helium balloons, supplemented by satellites that are orbiting above them.

On Thursday, Facebook's Global Engineering and Infrastructure Vice-President Jay Parikh announced that the Internet giant has finally taken a step further towards their goal of providing Internet connectivity to some 4 billion people who have yet to experience the rewards of being online.

"Many of these people live within range of at least a 3G wireless signal, and our work in the last year with mobile operators across 17 countries has provided more than a billion people with access to relevant basic internet services," he wrote on Facebook's Newsroom.

Considering that 10 percent of this population reside in remote areas with limited or no Internet facilities of any kind, Parikh noted how Facebook's Connectivity Lab is working on a speedy development technologies that would "drastically change the economics of deploying internet infrastructure."

Among the number of options the company is exploring for this venture are satellites, aircraft, and terrestrial solutions such as the 'Aquila,' the unmanned drone named after the ominous "eagle" that Facebook's UK aerospace team has completed.

According to the New York Times, the 'Aquila' is part of a long-term project, which Facebook intends to use to achieve their goal of providing Internet connection even to those who live in far-flung areas.

"When deployed, it will be able to circle a remote region for up to 90 days, beaming connectivity down to people from an altitude of 60,000 to 90,000 feet," Parikh explained.

He added that 'Aquila' is already prepared for testing.

USA Today revealed that the drones weigh 1,000 lbs. and are as big as a Boeing 737.

In a news conference, Facebook Engineering Director Yael Maguire compared the project to clockwork where "there are a lot of moving parts here that need to move in concert to make the network work."

Under the leadership of former NASA scientist Hamid Hemmati, Maguire revealed that the Internet giant has already found a way to transmit data with the use of lasers "at a speed of tens of gigabits per second."