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Internet-By-Airship Scheduled For Trial Next Month

Posted by timothy on from the trial-balloon-ha-ha dept.

Reader ScrewTivo points to this Economist article on one of my favorite potential delivery means for high-speed Net access: stratosphere-dwelling airships. This version, from Sanswire Networks, is dubbed a "Stratellite," -- and one is scheduled to launch next month. As the submitter writes, "It's basically a blimp that thinks it's a geostationary satellite floating at 65K feet!"

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  1. I couldn't help it... by slinky259 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new ISPs in the sky!

    ~stephen

    http://slinky259.blogspot.com