Aerial base station delivers 4G coverage from the Earth’s stratosphere – Techradar Australia

Deutsche Telekom has conducted the worlds first successful trial of an aerial base station deployed in the Earths stratosphere in a development that could pave the way for better mobile coverage in rural areas.
Several test flights were carried out in the German region of Bavaria using remote controlled aircraft deployed at approximately 14 kilometres above the Earths surface.
It is hoped the technology will be able to cover rural areas that are too challenging or too expensive to cover with c…

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