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Japan’s largest mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said Monday it aims to commercialize high-altitude platform services in 2026 to establish a system that can quickly restore connectivity in the event of disruptions caused by earthquakes or other disasters. NTT Docomo said it will lead a consortium of Japanese businesses to invest up to $100 million in a subsidiary of European aerospace giant Airbus SE to leverage its technology for operating such platform stations in the stratosphere for long periods. The emerging technology, also known as HAPS, refers to systems where unmanned aircraft flying at…

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