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flag Airbus's Zephyr HAPS completes 13-day stratospheric flight in Kenya, testing 4/5G connectivity.

flag Airbus subsidiary AALTO completed the first stratospheric flight of its Zephyr HAPS, a high-altitude pseudo-satellite, in Kenya. flag 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. flag 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.

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