Liftport, the space elevator developers, is being paid to provide balloon based wifi towers for Lightspeed Broadband
A three-balloon cluster rises above a rural area near Poulsbo, Wash., as part of LiftPort Group’s test of a system that could provide wireless data services to remote or disaster-struck areas.
This technology will provide broadband for rural locations and for early response communication at disaster areas and for military situations.
Many other companies are working on balloon and blimp based communication and communication relays
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