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Sceye and SoftBank demo stratospheric connectivity platform

by Harry Baldock | Sep 2, 2026

The first mission of Sceye’s Service Test Program travels more than 15,000 km from New Mexico to Japan in the stratosphere

SoftBank reinflates its dream of floating mobile towers

by Harry Baldock | Jun 26, 2025

Today, SoftBak has announced ambitious plans to begin offering pre-commercial High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) services in Japan in 2026 through a new partnership with US startup Sceye.

AALTO’s HAPS drone Zephyr logs 67 days of continuous flight

by Harry Baldock | May 1, 2025

AALTO HAPS, an Airbus subsidiary based in Farnborough, UK, has set a world-record for global aviation with its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS)

Lift-off for AALTO’s Zephyr inches closer with DOA certification

by Harry Baldock | Jul 25, 2024

Today, US-based HAPS specialist AALTO has announced that it has received Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the UK Civil Aviation Authority for its solar-powered HAPS, Zephyr.

NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass commit $100m to HAPS specialist AALTO

by Harry Baldock | Jun 3, 2024

The investment will support the planned commercial launch of AALTO’s High Altitude Platform Station, Zephyr, in 2026

Stratospheric Platforms prepares airborne 5G trial

by Harry Baldock | Nov 17, 2023

A team of UK companies led by Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL), a Non Terrestrial Networks telecoms developer, has won a significant contract trialling advanced airborne 5G connectivity from a Britten-Norman Islander