Fiber-optic speeds from the stratosphere
Stratospheric infrastructure company Sceye has crossed the Pacific for the first time, taking its reflective, balloon-like High-Altitude Platform System from New Mexico to Japan.
It's the latest milestone on the road to commercialization for a platform that can deliver phone service and observation.
Read more about alternative space and flight technology: New floating internet infrastructure takes flight World's largest gun for shooting satellites into space Timecode chapters 0:00 Intro 0:26 A fiber-optic cable from the stratosphere 0:35 Latest mission 1:27 Services offered 2:00 Quantum key distribution 2:20 ‘Landlords in the stratosphere’ Video credits Host: Jesse Orrall Scripted by: Jesse Orrall Producer: Jesse Orrall, Jon Gomez Camera: Sceye Video editor: Jon Gomez Thumbnail designer: Tharon Green
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