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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Zephyr operates using solar panels that power its electric motors and electronic systems. During the day, it generates enough energy to stay airborne and recharge its batteries, which it uses at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its most impressive feature is its ability to hover in a fixed location. In a test conducted last year, this vehicle remained airborne for 67 consecutive days, something unthinkable just a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, using small electric motors, it can counteract winds and maintain a relatively stable position over a given region. And from that altitude\u2014about 20 kilometers\u2014it can provide telecommunications coverage to a vast area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The idea is for these platforms to function as floating telecommunications towers, capable of providing 4G or 5G connectivity to mobile phones for users on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the end user, the connection would be virtually the same as connecting to a conventional tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the locations where tests will be conducted soon is Japan, a country made up of more than 6,800 islands. Many of these countries are small and sparsely populated, making the deployment of traditional telecommunications infrastructure very expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why Japan is emerging as an ideal testing ground for this type of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The major potential advantage of HAPS systems is cost. Building and launching satellites\u2014like those of Starlink\u2014remains extremely expensive, even though costs are decreasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stratospheric platforms, on the other hand, could offer connectivity up to ten times cheaper, according to estimates from some companies in the sector. Furthermore, because they operate within the atmosphere, they are easier to maintain, upgrade, or recover than a satellite placed in orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite its progress, stratospheric internet is still in an early stage of implementation, and several companies are trying to develop it. The technology seems mature, but its large-scale commercial viability has yet to be demonstrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it works as its proponents hope, it could become a key tool for connecting the millions of people who still lack internet access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The history of technology is full of ideas that took years to find their moment. Perhaps stratospheric internet is one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As always with innovation, time will tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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