(08/11/22) Airbus HAPS Connectivity Business has signed a Letter of Intent with Space Compass Corporation of Japan for a cooperation agreement to service the Japanese market with mobile connectivity and earth observation services from the stratosphere with Airbus’ Zephyr platform.

The Airbus subsidiary intends to provide new environmentally-friendly services from its stratospheric-operating, Zephyr solar-powered aircraft for mobile connectivity, platform mobility, earth observation and for government applications.

With the ability to provide low-latency 4G and 5G services, Zephyr acts as a tower in the sky, complementing terrestrial networks and providing MNOs with a profitable solution to serve rural and remote areas as well as an emergency response.

Samer Halawi, Chief Executive of Airbus HAPS, said, "Our dedicated team will be working closely with Space Compass to offer 4G/5G low-latency mobile services, at unprecedented economics. Our innovative, record-breaking, green-energy-powered, platform is attracting interest from multiple mobile network operators and satellite and other service providers globally."

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Airbus HAPS Signs LOI with Japan's Space Compass