Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog

Not a Blimp

One of the more intriguing wireless platform plays out there is Sanswire Network's Stratellite. The business model: a stratospheric platform, held in place by GPS technology, that could deliver multiple IP products and services to entire metropolitan and/or rural areas. Today, Sanswire announced that the Stratellite passed its first round of testing, holding a platform nearly three miles up while providing voice and Internet connections. Next up, a test launch into the stratosphere.

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