空客的Zephyr HAPS在肯尼亚完成了13天平流层飞行,测试了4/5G连通性。 Airbus's Zephyr HAPS completes 13-day stratospheric flight in Kenya, testing 4/5G connectivity.

空中客车附属公司AALTO在肯尼亚完成了其高空伪卫星Zephyr HAPS的第一次平流层飞行。 Airbus subsidiary AALTO completed the first stratospheric flight of its Zephyr HAPS, a high-altitude pseudo-satellite, in Kenya. 60 000英尺的13天飞行对一个有效载荷进行了测试,该有效载荷为智能手机等装置提供了直接的4/5G连接,扩大了没有传统手机塔的偏远地区的移动网络覆盖面。 The 13-day flight at 60,000 feet tested a payload that provides direct 4/5G connectivity to devices like smartphones, expanding mobile network coverage in remote areas without traditional cell towers. 这次飞行标志着非洲上空任何类型飞机中最长和最高的飞行,表明Zephyr具有充当飞行细胞塔的潜力。 The flight marked the longest and highest of any aircraft type over Africa and demonstrated Zephyr's potential to serve as a flying cell tower.