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5G broadband goes to the stratosphere

March 3, 2022

U.K. telecoms tech developer Stratospheric Platforms announced this week a successful demonstration of 5G broadband connectivity using an airborne antenna. The company said it maintained a 5G signal for five hours from a “stratospheric 5G mast” operating at 45,000 feet (ca. 14 km), with download speeds up to 90 megabits per second.

Richard Deakin, Stratospheric Platforms’ CEO, called the event “momentous” for the telecoms industry, proving that 5G can be reliably beamed down from the upper atmosphere.

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