
SoftBank conducts 5G HAPS trial in Rwanda
High altitude drone enables 5G video call between Rwanda and Japan
High altitude drone enables 5G video call between Rwanda and Japan
Data collected from sub-scale flight in Arizona to be used in development of full scale unit
Telco promised to continue high-altitude R&D
Company to demonstrate ‘reduced-scale’ high altitude Stratobus airship for communications and reconnaissance
Telco works with Altaeros to test blimp-based connectivity
Real estate firm buddies up with Japanese telco for high altitude cell tower project
Company acquires 200 patents from now-defunct balloon project
Japanese telco partners with Smart Africa alliance to test demand and feasibility of ‘Non-Terrestrial Network’ solutions
First commercial NB IoT service available in India now, will also be part of a separate SoftBank offering