World Mobile, a global aerostats and blockchain-driven telecommunications infrastructure firm, has joined forces with Protelindo, Indonesia’s largest digital infrastructure company, to launch a stratospheric connectivity platform, World Mobile Stratospheric.
The duo said in a statement on last Friday that the ambitious venture is centered around a pioneering hydrogen-powered, fixed-wing aircraft developed in close partnership with a renowned global aerospace leader.
Flying at altitudes of up to 20,000 meters, the aircraft will utilize World Mobile Stratospheric’s advanced radio technology, already proven capable of supporting up to 500,000 simultaneous direct-to-handset connections.
Successful demonstrations in the United Kingdom, with British Telecom, in Europe with Deutsche Telekom, and across the Middle East have shown the potential of World Mobile Stratospheric’s technology.
The stratospheric aircraft promises dramatically lower costs, enhanced bandwidth, minimal latency, and a 99 percent reduction in environmental impact.
This unique certified unmanned aircraft will provide a payload capacity and endurance in the stratosphere that will also offer an ideal capability for multiple applications in addition to telecoms.
“This partnership proves how blockchain can unlock new models for global connectivity. At the heart of it is WMTx, the engine that powers our sharing economy,
“It aligns infrastructure deployment with community participation and makes decentralized telecom not just possible, but scalable,” said Micky Watkins, Chief Executive Officer of World Mobile.
“By combining advanced aerospace technology with token-driven economics, we are building a network that connects more people, faster, and in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable,” he added.
Meanwhile, Protelindo said World Mobile’s out-of-the-box thinking on delivering connectivity to difficult geographies makes them the perfect partner to bring World Mobile Stratospheric’s exciting technology to the market.
“We believe Indonesia will benefit enormously from the unparalleled advances World Mobile Stratospheric brings to providing connectivity,” said the firm.
While blockchain technology still navigates skepticism and cautious adoption in traditional finance and telecom circles, World Mobile’s approach demonstrates real-world utility and tangible revenue generation, making it increasingly difficult to ignore, said the statement.
With the United States serving as a critical testing ground — where 30 percent of the landmass remains disconnected, 11 percent of citizens lack reliable internet, and half the population experiences fragmented connectivity — World Mobile said the firm is positioning itself as both a disruptive challenger and complementary partner to established telecom providers.