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SoftBank to promote non-terrestrial network services, power connectivity from space, stratosphere

Wednesday 9 June 2021 | 09:36 CET | News
SoftBank has announced it will start promoting the deployment of Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) services that provide connectivity from space and the stratosphere. SoftBank's NTN services will encompass the GEO satellite NB-IoT services provided by Skylo Technologies, which recently agreed to partner with SoftBank to provide satellite connectivity services in Japan. The company's NTN services portfolio will also include LEO satellite communications to be provided by OneWeb, and HAPS-based stratospheric telecommunication platforms to be provided by SoftBank's subsidiary HAPSMobile.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: OneWeb / Softbank
Countries: Japan
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