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SoftBank completes Japan's first stratospheric base station trials, targets 2027

SoftBank Corp. completed Japan's first trials of a high-altitude communications base station from U.S. startup Sceye.

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SoftBank Corp. announced on 2026-09-03 that it completed the first successful trials in Japan of an airborne communications base station. [1] Sceye and SoftBank Corp. completed a demonstration of stratospheric connectivity in Japan. [2] SoftBank Corp. targets commercialization of the stratospheric aerial base station for 2027. [3] SoftBank's test used a High-Altitude Platform Station from U.S. aerospace startup Sceye to demonstrate communications capabilities. [4] The first mission of Sceye's Service Test Program traveled more than 15,000 km from New Mexico to Japan. [5] The flight backhauled data into SoftBank Corp.'s core network. [6] The successful demonstration advances the companies toward HAPS commercialization. [7] The aerial base station is balloon-like and designed to maintain communications during emergencies. [8]
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  1. SoftBank Corp. announced on 2026-09-03 that it completed the first successful trials in Japan of an airborne communications base station. · Nikkei Asia
  2. Sceye and SoftBank Corp. completed a demonstration of stratospheric connectivity in Japan. · keysnews.com
  3. SoftBank Corp. targets commercialization of the stratospheric aerial base station for 2027. · Nikkei Asia
  4. SoftBank's test used a High-Altitude Platform Station from U.S. aerospace startup Sceye to demonstrate communications capabilities. · Nikkei Asia
  5. The first mission of Sceye's Service Test Program traveled more than 15,000 km from New Mexico to Japan. · keysnews.com
  6. The flight backhauled data into SoftBank Corp.'s core network. · keysnews.com
  7. The successful demonstration advances the companies toward HAPS commercialization. · keysnews.com
  8. The aerial base station is balloon-like and designed to maintain communications during emergencies. · Nikkei Asia
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