ConnectivityAirbus, Facebook Partner on HAPS Connectivity Facebook has announced a partnership with Airbus to expand ongoing development of its Aquila drone program, which the Silicon Valley-based company calls its “high altitude platform station (HAPS) broadband connectivity system.” The…
CommercialFacebook Applies Lessons Learned for Aquila’s Second Flight Facebook’s Aquila has taken a second full-scale test flight, the company said. This unmanned aircraft system aims to bring connectivity to areas of the world with outdated or no access to the…
ConnectivityThe ISP Signal Repeater: Facebook’s Aviation Policy Leader Talks Aquila Facebook wants to use solar powered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to connect up to 66% of the planet, considered remote areas, with outdated or no internet service at all. June 7 at…
ConnectivityFacebook’s Aquila Progresses, but New Helicopter Solution Could Precede Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg told the crowd at the company’s annual global developer conference, F8, that a team in Arizona was currently preparing for the second flight of Aquila. Its first flight took…