[MLB-WIRELESS] Helium Ballons?

[Chris Samuel]

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On Tuesday 27 May 2003 4:27 pm, Peter Long wrote:

> I think you both got the idea from this site
>
> http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/AntennasAndBalloons

Nah - now this is what you really want..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2932806.stm

Broadband balloons take off

The air balloon can provide fast net access

The answer to providing broadband for all could lie in the skies with balloons 
offering a new way to deliver fast internet services. 

It has long been assumed that affordable, high-speed broadband to every area 
of the UK was only possible via road-disrupting cable laying or expensive 
satellite connections. 

But a company called SkyLinc has found a happy medium in base stations, 
floating 1.5km above the surface of the Earth on balloons, or tethered 
aerostats as they are more technically known. 

The York-based firm has tested the technology and found that it works well. 

[...see the article for the rest & photos...]
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