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Tuesday, August 14, 2001
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2803563,00.html It's a plane, it's broadband By Max Smetannikov, Interactive Week The world's first unmanned plane intended as a telecom tower in the sky is attracting interest as a new way to get broadband Internet connections to businesses. Helios, an aircraft resembling a giant wing, was built with funding and research help from NASA, and has flown successfully. Backers claim its transmission services will be far cheaper than satellites and more efficient than wireless towers....
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