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Jobs boost as £37m fundraising bid will see factory built at Lydd Airport for Avealto - a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink

Chris Britcher , 22 July 2026 – A British rival to Elon Musk’s satellite system Starlink is looking to raise tens of millions of pounds to build a major manufacturing facility right here in Kent.

The Gap Between Fibre and Satellite: How Avealto Plans to Connect the Three Billion People Neither Can Reach

Alex Rivers, 20 July 2026 – Avealto introduces a sustainable, cost-effective solution to connect remote regions, challenging traditional satellite and fibre networks.

After Extensive R&D and Prototype Testing, Avealto Is Ready to Bring the Internet to the World's Most Unreachable Places

6 July 2026 – UK-based company Avealto completes development of its wireless infrastructure platform (WIP), a solar-powered stratospheric airship designed to deliver broadband internet and mobile connectivity to underserved communities worldwide, with a shorter time-to-market and at a fraction of the cost of traditional satellites.

The Sky Is the Limit: Avealto Is Building the New Telecom Infrastructure That Goes Beyond

Georgette Virgo , 2 May 2026 – In a remote village on one of Indonesia’s eastern islands, the internet is not a convenience; it is a distant abstraction. No fiber cables are running beneath the unpaved roads, no cell towers on the horizon, and no satellite dish affordable enough to change that.

Low-cost Broadband Project Launches Funding Drive

David Donald, 21 July 2026 – Avealto has opened a 12- to 18-month, $50 million funding round to advance its plans to offer a low-cost broadband alternative to low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations. The program is principally aimed at regions with poor existing broadband coverage, for which Starlink is the only real current option.

Avealto opens $50m funding round

20 July 2026 – Avealto, the British company developing high-altitude platform station (HAPS) aircraft to bring broadband connectivity to underserved regions, has opened a $50 million (€43.7m) funding round to finance a new UK manufacturing facility, a full-scale prototype demonstration and its first commercial network deployment, in Southeast Asia, over the next 12 to 18 months.

Avealto Launches $50m Funding Round For High‑Altitude Connectivity

Roshini Bains, 20 July 2026 – Avealto, the British company developing high‑altitude platform station (HAPS) aircraft to expand broadband access in underserved regions, has opened a $50 million funding round to support a new UK manufacturing facility, a full‑scale prototype demonstration and its first commercial network deployment in Southeast Asia within the next 12 to 18 months.

Avealto Opens $50 Million Funding Round to Launch Stratospheric Broadband Production

20 July 2026 – British aerospace company Avealto announced the opening of a $50 million funding round. The capital injection is structured to finance the establishment of a new UK manufacturing facility, execute a full-scale prototype flight demonstration, and fund the deployment of its initial commercial network infrastructure within Southeast Asia.

Expanding Market Opportunity for Big Telecom for "Last Mile" Connectivity

Telecommunications Satellites are too expensive close the Digital Divide in remote unserved regions of the US. AVEALTO and TPT Global have a plan

Telecommunications Satellites are too expensive close the Digital
divide in remote unserved regions of the US. AVEALTO and TPT
Global have a plan

Avealto Signs Mou With Major Telecom in Asia

EDOTCO subsidiary of AXIATA to explore breakthrough technology

developed by AVEALTO to close the digital divide in Malaysia

Avealto Ready to Bring HAPS Tech to the World

WEF has identified HAPS as one of "Top 10 Emerging


Technologies of 2024"

Whisper Beam Wireless To Power Avealto High-Altitude Airships

May 9, 2023 London, England, United Kingdom – Avealto, Ltd. today announced it is collaborating with Electric Sky on using Whisper Beam wireless transmissions to power Avealto’s high-altitude airships.

Avealto is developing a fleet of High Altitude Wireless Infrastructure Platform (“WIP”) vehicles to provide telecommunications backhaul services to remote regions of the world. The WIP airships will fly autonomously at an altitude of around 20,000 meters (65,000 feet), using all-electric propulsion to remain on?’station for months at a time. On-board solar arrays will power the airships during the day. Whisper Beam transmitters would power them at night, to hold position and keep working after the sun sets.

Avealto Accuses Airbus

of Trademark Infringement

Avealto WIP to Operate

Avealto WIP to Operate

Steep Road HAPS, The Internet Hot Air Balloon Airs in Indonesia

31 October 2022 – Bisnis.com , JAKARTA – To operate in Indonesia, the super aerospace vehicle or high altitude platform
system (HAPS) is faced with a number of challenges. However, the government is open with
telecommunication infrastructure shaped like the hot air balloon.

Walt Anderson Interview on Wireless Infrastructure Services-NOAH

Walt Anderson Interview from NOAH 2021, Zurich

August 17, 2021, London, UK – AVEALTO TO BEGIN CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FOR WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES TO BEGIN IN 2022 PROVIDED BY HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM (HAP) VEHICLES AVEALTO Ltd., a UK-based company, was formed to design, build and operate a fleet of HighAltitude Platform (“HAP”) vehicles which can transparently replace point-to-point satellite services at a lower cost, with higher quality service. Recent improvements in the efficiency of batteries and solar cells now have made it possible to create a commercially viable HAP vehicle optimized to provide Wireless Infrastructure.
Telecom Infrastructure to Underserved Regions

ARE HAPS A VIABLE WAY TO Provide Telecom Infrastructure to Underserved Regions?

June, 2021 – Roughly half of the world’s populationis still offline. Some people can’t financially afford smartphones or telecom services, while others live in areas that make even subpar service unattainable. Thanks to mobile technology and broadband networks, it is possible for many of us to have the entire world of information at our fingertips. High-altitude platform (HAP) vehicles may help resolve this digital divide.
Telecom Infrastructure to Underserved Regions

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS Practice Their Pitches for Startup Space 2021

June, 2021 – Walt Anderson is by no means a rookie entrepreneur. Several milestones could compete for the crowning achievement title of his 25-year career. He co-founded the International Space University in 1988, and established the first pan-European telecommunications operator, Espirit Telecom, which went public in the late ’90s before being acquired by Telco Communication Group.

His new venture is Avealto, which is in the final stage of developing a High Altitude Platform (HAP) to provide telecom infrastructure services in under-served areas of the world.

APSCC-Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council

APSCC WELCOMES AVEALTO as New Member

June, 2021 – he Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) announced High Altitude Platform (HAP) provider Avealto has joined the association, breaking new ground in APSCC membership.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Avealto into the Association,” said APSCC President Gregg Daffner. “As the pre-eminent satellite industry group in the Asia-Pacific region, APSCC works to include companies from every part of the space industry, including HAPs manufacturers and operators. As our industry innovates and develops new ways to connect the people of the region, APSCC is a proud partner.”

“After many years of interaction with APSCC, Avealto is delighted to now become a member,” said Walt Anderson, Avealto’s Founder and CEO.
Satellite Mobility World-Well-Known Serial Entrepreneur

Satellite Mobility World

Gottlieb’s, May, 2021- Loon is gone. With the shutdown of Google’s closely followed and often publicized HAP project, some may be believe that we’ve seen the end of High Altitude Platform(HAP) development. Maybe not./p>

In an exclusive interview with Satellite Mobility World, well-known serial entrepreneur and visionary, Walter Anderson identifies the real reasons behind the failure of Loon – not the “lack of a market” rationale offered by Loon’s CEO, Alistar Wesgrath.”

“After many years of interaction with APSCC, Avealto is delighted to now become a member,” said Walt Anderson, Avealto’s Founder and CEO.

ResponseSource-High Altitude Platform

HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM Protoype Now Ready for Test Flights

Response Source, November 7, 2017 – The AVEALTO Ascender 28 vehicle has completed a comprehensive “Float Test” which is the last step prior to actual test flights. As part of the Float test, all the integrated systems of this vehicle were “flown” in the hanger.