This German telecoms company has put a mobile antenna in the stratosphere
The German telecoms group, Deutsche Telekom and its British partner, Stratospheric Platforms, have connected a remotely piloted aircraft with its terrestrial 4G network from an on-board antenna.
Author: Douglas Busvine
Date: 2020-11-12
URL: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/deutsche-telekom-mobile-antenna-stratosphere/
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