Sanswire Networks, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications announced Wednesday that the live demonstration of the communications capabilities of its Stratellites was a success.
The live demonstration was held at the company’s Atlanta headquarters yesterday and will be repeated again today.
The company demonstrated how it will use Stratellites as high-altitude wireless transmission platforms. The demonstration consisted of a number of wireless tests using various IP products and services over different frequencies, all from a fixed position in the sky.
Sanswire held the platform in one stationary position using GPS technology.
A series of antennas were mounted to the platform that received a wireless signal from an earth station and retransmitted the live signal to the demonstration area on the ground, allowing the Company to demonstrate the voice and data capabilities of the high-altitude wireless platform.
Attendees were able to make an international phone call and surf the Internet.
Subsequent to the two-day demonstration, the company will set a date for the next round of testing that will involve launching a Stratellite into the stratosphere and holding it in position at 65,000 feet.
“We were on a very large stage today and things worked out extremely well,” said Michael Molen, CEO of Sanswire Networks.
“It was a team effort and everyone did their job flawlessly. In the last couple of days, we’ve had a connection from several different altitudes. Today we were just shy of three miles up. Now we can turn all of our attention toward the stratosphere.”
Timothy Huff, CEO of GlobeTel added, “We had our international partners in attendees today and in addition to surfing the Internet, they were able to make phone calls to Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe.”
“Our international partners got a chance to engage our Sanswire engineers and management team and sample the fruits of their labor. The goal now becomes to commercially launch a Stratellite into the stratosphere.”
“I’m excited about the many products that GTEL is releasing onto the international front, but Sanswire’s technology when deployed, will change the world.”
A Stratellite is similar to a satellite, but is stationed in the stratosphere rather than in orbit. At an altitude of only 13 miles, each Stratellite will have clear line-of-site communications capability to an entire major metropolitan area as well as being able to provide coverage across major rural areas.
Several Stratellites linked together could cover many hundreds of thousands of square miles. The Stratellite will allow subscribers to easily communicate in “both directions” using readily available wireless devices.
In addition to voice and data, proposed telecommunications uses include cellular, 3G/4G mobile, MMDS, paging, fixed wireless telephony, HDTV, real-time surveillance and others.
