--- title: Flying Cell Towers For Lower-Latency | daily.dev description: High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) using stratospheric dirigibles are emerging as an alternative to low-earth-orbit satellite internet. Companies like Sceye... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/flying-cell-towers-for-lower-latency-f14kdqu8g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Flying Cell Towers For Lower-Latency | daily.dev og:description: High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) using stratospheric dirigibles are emerging as an alternative to low-earth-orbit satellite internet. Companies like Sceye... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/flying-cell-towers-for-lower-latency-f14kdqu8g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/F14kDQU8g.png og:image:alt: Flying Cell Towers For Lower-Latency og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Flying Cell Towers For Lower-Latency **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) using stratospheric dirigibles are emerging as an alternative to low-earth-orbit satellite internet. Companies like Sceye are positioning airships at ~20 km altitude, offering lower latency than LEO satellites, compatibility with standard 4G/5G modems, and reusability. Unlike Google's failed Loon balloon project, these powered dirigibles aren't subject to wind drift. HAPS could also complement existing satellite and ground networks rather than replace them outright. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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