HAPSMobile and Loon First in the World to Deliver LTE Connectivity from a Fixed-Wing Autonomous Aircraft in the Stratosphere

Jointly developed communications payload enables video call during Sunglider's stratospheric test flight TOKYO / MOUNTAIN VIEW - SoftBank Corp.'s HAPSMobile Inc. (HAPSMobile") and Alphabet's Loon LLC (Loon") today announced they successfully tested their jointly developed communications payload in the stratosphere on HAPSMobile's Sunglider," a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Taking place during Sunglider's first stratospheric test flight [...]