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High-altitude Internet: How Sceye’s Airships Could Change Global Connectivity

As the world grapples with internet coverage gaps in remote corners, American company Sceye has made another leap forward. On August 15, 2024, their colossal airship, HAPS (High-Altitude Platform Station), completed an impressive test flight in the stratosphere, showcasing an innovative approach to global internet coverage.

As the world grapples with internet coverage gaps in remote corners, American company Sceye has made another leap forward. On August 15, 2024, their colossal airship, HAPS (High-Altitude Platform Station), completed an impressive test flight in the stratosphere, showcasing an innovative approach to global internet coverage.

The airborne giant spent an entire day at an altitude of 18.5 kilometers, testing its ability to charge batteries using solar energy during the day and maintain flight through the night. This achievement opens new horizons for providing uninterrupted broadband access to the most remote parts of the Earth.

But Sceye’s ambitions go beyond just internet access. The airships will be equipped with sensors to monitor climate changes, environmental shifts, and detect wildfires and other natural disasters. This approach promises not only improved connectivity but also a significant contribution to addressing environmental and humanitarian issues.

Sceye has already conducted 20 test flights and plans two more by the end of the year. If all tests go well, the company hopes to launch its airships into commercial operation next year. Imagine: internet at high altitudes, where connectivity is possible even in the most isolated corners of the planet, and environmental conditions can be monitored from space!

This is just the beginning of a new era in wireless communication and planetary monitoring. We are on the verge of seeing how celestial sentinels of connectivity and ecology begin making our world more connected and safer.

High-altitude Internet: How Sceye’s Airships Could Change Global Connectivity
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