Quarkson has plans to make use of the solar-powered SkyOrbiter drones which have the ability to remain airborne for weeks, months or even years on end, as it takes to the skies at altitudes of up to 22,000 m (72,000 ft). It would be interesting to know how the drones can maintain their altitude, and also move out of the way of flight paths worldwide – surely this is far from being an easy task.
Mass production of the SkyOrbiter drones has already begun, and they are more than capable of transmitting data via LTE or W-iFi. In the test fight that happened on April 2 at an undisclosed location, the drone happened to come equipped with Wi-Fi-transmitting equipment which will be able to deliver Internet connectivity to those who are on the ground through a patch antenna which in turn picks up the signal.