'AALTO HAPS Zephyr UAV high-altitude base station plan is expected to enter commercial operation next year'

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News on December 3, 2021 showed that AALTO HAPS, a subsidiary of Airbus, announced that the drone high-altitude base station Zephyr will begin commercial operations next year. This base station is powered by solar energy and can stay in the stratosphere for several days

AALTO HAPS CEO Samer Halawi said the company will first establish its first hub in Kenya to begin commercial operations.

Samer Halawi said it could essentially "fly for up to 200 days" in the stratosphere, which is about 20 to 50 kilometers above the surface, the height where weather balloons usually fly, where it can serve as a satellite in the sky. Cellular Tower

AALTO aims to serve customers in the third quarter of 2024. In addition, the company plans to build 50 to 75 Zephyrs per year

No word yet on pricing. However, AALTO promises that users can use 4G/5G connections directly on their phones without purchasing any hardware. Currently, its 5G download speed is usually between 100~200Mbps

IT House query the official website found that Zephyr's coverage area is 7,500 square kilometers, equivalent to up to 250 base stations on the ground, and the delay will be less than 10 milliseconds, while the average delay of SpaceX's Starlink in the United States is about 50 milliseconds. .

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