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SoftBank and Sceye complete 15,000-km HAPS flight as Japan commercialization moves closer
Sceye’s ST1 stratospheric platform crossed the Pacific and connected ordinary smartphones through SoftBank’s network in Japan. The test moves HAPS beyond laboratory validation, but months-long station keeping and commercial economics remain the harder proof points.
September 2, 2026