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About the Stratellite
by bucy at 3:35 pm EDT, Apr 13, 2005

] A Stratellite%u2122 is a high-altitude airship that when
] in place in the stratosphere will provide a stationary
] platform for transmitting various types of wireless
] communications services currently transmitted from cell
] towers and satellites. It is not a balloon or a blimp. It
] is a high-altitude airship.

Apparently, this is getting "close" to being able to be deployed... they're working on FAA approval right now, apparently.


 
RE: About the Stratellite
by Catonic at 5:21 pm EDT, Apr 13, 2005

bucy wrote:
] ] A Stratellite%u2122 is a high-altitude airship that when
] ] in place in the stratosphere will provide a stationary
] ] platform for transmitting various types of wireless
] ] communications services currently transmitted from cell
] ] towers and satellites. It is not a balloon or a blimp. It
] ] is a high-altitude airship.

Newsflash. It's a balloon. They just don't want to say that. Hindenburg and all.


About the Stratellite
by k at 3:48 pm EDT, Apr 13, 2005

] A Stratellite%u2122 is a high-altitude airship that when
] in place in the stratosphere will provide a stationary
] platform for transmitting various types of wireless
] communications services currently transmitted from cell
] towers and satellites. It is not a balloon or a blimp. It
] is a high-altitude airship.

Apparently, this is getting "close" to being able to be deployed... they're working on FAA approval right now, apparently.

[ Always thought this was a good idea. Dammmit, bring me my wide area wireless broadband nets! GPRS is SLOW! -k]


 
 
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