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Altaeros launches aerial cell tower

February 18, 2019

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Massachusetts-based communications infrastructure provider Altaeros has launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercially available aerial cell tower.

The new cell tower, dubbed SuperTower ST200, uses an aerostat (or aerial balloon) platform, combined with automation and control software, to deploy radios and antennas over four times higher than traditional cell towers, according to Altaeros.

The ST200 was tested with half a dozen high-capacity Ericsson LTE radios and three high-gain Matsing lens antennas in southern New Hampshire.

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