Flying cell tower beams phone signal to Japan from 10 miles up

An unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, covering nearly 30,000 km over 26 days. It beamed mobile broadband from the stratosphere to unmodified phones via SoftBank's network, with latency 40% lower than remote routes. SoftBank aims for commercial service in Japan by 2027.

Source: Flying cell tower beams phone signal to Japan from 10 miles up — New Atlas

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