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Getting up to speed

Using planes instead of satellites as relay stations may seem pie in the sky. But Missouri-based Angel Technology has produced this prototype of a suitable plane. It can beam 10Gb/sec over a 75-mile footprint. One suggestion is for robot planes to stay aloft for as long as six months.

Etelka Clark, 24 Aug 1999
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