UK funds flying broadband stations with power beamed from below
The intent is to create an alternative to orbital satellites for providing connectivity to underserved parts of the UK and elsewhere in the world. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); These are known as high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS). The agency says that satellites have been the default way to reach users or communities that are not well served by terrestrial networks, but their distance and orbits impose physical limits on what they can deliver.
- ▪The intent is to create an alternative to orbital satellites for providing connectivity to underserved parts of the UK and elsewhere in the world.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); These are known as high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS).
- ▪The agency says that satellites have been the default way to reach users or communities that are not well served by terrestrial networks, but their distance and orbits impose physical limits on what they can deliver.
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| Publication time | Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); NETWORKS UK funds flying broadband stations with power beamed from below £70M ARIA program backs 18 projects aiming to keep connectivity aloft for a week Dan Robinson Dan Robinson IT INFRASTRUCTURE REPORTER Published wed 16 Sep 2026 // 09:30 UTC READ MORE UK's Digital ID walks into a bar...
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